Bounce the Rhine by Charles Whiting
In September 1944, Field Marshal Montgomery predicted that his armies would easily bounce the Rhine to strike a final, killing blow at the exposed heart of Hitler's Reich. Over the next eight months, nearly20 major attempts would be made to breach the Fatherlandbeginning with the disastrous Allied defeat at Arhemonly to be repulsed by an exhausted but resilient Wehrmacht. Montgomery's words seemed a hollow boast until, in April 1945, the hard-fought goal was finally achievedat the staggering cost of thousands of British and American lives. From the foxhole to the command tent, here is an in-depth and personal account of the last great Allied assault of World War Ian unforgettable story of extraordinary courage and military folly, when strategic considerations took second place to the glory-seeking of top commanders.
CHARLES WHITING was Britain's most prolific military writer with over 350 books to his credit. He saw active service in the Second World War, serving in an armoured reconnaissance regiment attached to both the US and British armies. He was therefore able to write with the insight and authority of someone who, as a combat soldier, actually experienced the horrors of World War II. He died in 2007.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781862274013 |
| ISBN 10 | 1862274010 |
| Title | Bounce the Rhine |
| Author | Charles Whiting |
| Series | Spellmount Siegfried Line Ser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-01-31 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
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