This work features detailed biographies of 5 panzer commanders. It describes what it's like to lead tank units in battle. This work covers D-Day, Normandy, the campaign for France, the Battle of the Bulge, and the final battles in Germany. Generals like Heinz Guderian have received most of the credi[...]
This work: offers a new perspective on the most famous campaign of the legendary Desert Fox; provides details on the contributions and animosities of Rommel's subordinates; and, includes accounts of Tobruk, Gazala, El Alamein, and other battles. In Libya and Egypt in 1941 and 1942, German Field Mars[...]
The battles for the Germans' last line of defence in World War II, including Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, and Metz. Built as a series of forts, bunkers, and tank traps, the West Wall - known as the Siegfried Line to the Allies - stretched along Germany's western border. After D-Day in June 1[...]
The story of history's greatest military operation and the commanders who nearly led it to success . . .This book not only tells the story of Operation Barbarossa but describes the expertise, skills, and decision-making powers of the men who directed it. The result is an illuminating look at the per[...]