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The Rhineland 1945 Ken Ford

The Rhineland 1945 By Ken Ford

The Rhineland 1945 by Ken Ford


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Known as the last great stand-up fight of World War II, the battle for the Rhineland was brutal in the extreme, calling on a broad front policy to take the whole Rhineland. This title examines the battle in detail, including information on opposing commanders, and the aftermath.

The Rhineland 1945 Summary

The Rhineland 1945: The last killing ground in the West by Ken Ford

Known as the last great 'stand-up fight' of the Second World War the battle for the Rhineland was brutal in the extreme. Eisenhower's 'broad front' policy called for the whole of the Rhineland to be taken before pushing his troops across the Rhine and into Germany itself. The Germans opened the Roer dams in a vain bid to temper this massive Allied offensive and this called for a drastic change in tactics. The ensuing battle was characterised by amphibious assaults on the fortified villages of the flooded Rhine lowlands, frontal assaults on the much vaunted Siegfried Line and the grim fighting for the Reichswald Forest. It was to be 'the last great killing ground in the west'. Campaigns 5, 24, 74 and 75 are also available in a single volume special edition as 'Into the Reich'.

About Ken Ford

Ken Ford was born in Hampshire in 1943. He trained as an engineer and spent almost thirty years in the telecommunications industry. He now spends his time as an author and a bookseller specialising in books in military history. He has written a number of books on various Second World War subjects. Ken now lives in Southampton. Tony Bryan has worked as a freelance illustrator for many years, after initially qualifying in Engineering and working for a number of years in Military Research and Development. Tony has a keen interest in military hardware - armour, small arms, aircraft and ships - and has produced many illustrations for partworks, magazines and books, including a number of titles in the New Vanguard series.

Table of Contents

Origins of the Battle/Opposing Commanders/Opposing Armies/Opposing Plans/Operation 'Veritable'/Operation 'Grenade'/The Final Battle/Aftermath/The Battlefield Today/Chronology/Wargaming the Rhineland battles/Select bibliography

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GOR003766138
9781855329997
1855329999
The Rhineland 1945: The last killing ground in the West by Ken Ford
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20001025
96
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