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Call now on 01226 734222 9781848327719 288 pages 16 pages of b&w plates Hardback £19.99 £15.99
Hitler'S ParatrooPerS in norMandY Gilberto Vilahermosa
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this gripping new account examines the exploits of Germany’s ii Parachute Corps and its commander, eugen Meindl from the allied invasion on 6 June to the end of august 1944. Meindl was the epitome of the senior German airborne commander in the Second world war. tough, experienced, and aggressive, he cared deeply for his troops. His Parachute Corps fought stubbornly for three weeks, before being forced to fall back. this is a story that deserves to be told.
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9781848328402 256 pages 16 pages of b&w plates Paperback £12.99 £10.39
FiGHtinG tHe Breakout
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Freiherr von Luttwitz, Freiherr von Beyerlein, Freiherr von Gersdorff et al ‘Fascinating and essential stuff.’ Gary Sheffield in Military illustrated this gripping volume charts the progress of the allied breakout of normandy through German eyes.this volume brings together a selection of these reports to provide a broad overview of German hopes balanced with the realisation that they could not hope to contain the allied efforts for long. with supplementary material by david C. isby, this is a fascinating glimpse into how a defeated army sought hard to turn the tide of defeat.
9781848326835 256 pages 16pp of plates Hardback £19.99 £15.99
9781848328518 224 pages 60 illustrations Hardback £19.99 £15.99
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Blood and Steel
Blood and Steel 2
Donald E Graves
Donald E. Graves
ordered by Hitler ‘to hold, or to die’ and to fight ‘to the last grenade and round’, the German army was a formidable opponent during the 1944 normandy campaign. this book depicts the experience of that army in normandy through its own records and documentation. the wehrmacht archive is an informative and colourful collection of translated original orders, diaries, letters, after action reports, and even jokes, as well as allied technical evaluations of weapons, vehicles and equipment and transcripts of prisoner of war interrogations.
this book depicts the experience of the German army, as it withdrew, through its own records and documentation. the wehrmacht archive is an informative and colourful collection of translated diaries, letters, original orders, afteraction reports, and even jokes, as well as allied technical evaluations of weapons, vehicles and equipment and transcripts of prisoner of war interrogations. You will also learn from official documents about the Germans' efforts to cope with allied air and artillery superiority, create new tactical methods for all arms and maintain discipline in the face of superior numbers.
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