Fighting in Normandy: The German Army from D-Day to Villers-Bocage by Heinz Guderian

Fighting in Normandy: The German Army from D-Day to Villers-Bocage by Heinz Guderian

The Allied landings on the Normandy beaches in June 1944 were brilliantly executed but proved to be just the opening phase of a desperately fought battle. The German Army responded to the invasion with as much ferocity and force as it could muster, and turned the struggle into a brutal and prolonged campaign. These in-depth reports by German commanders given the task of turning the tables on the invaders is crucial to a full understanding of the battle for Normandy. The accounts David Isby has selected, all written soon after the war's close for American military intelligence, cover German attempts to stem the invasion, dramatic defensive battles in the Norman countryside and attempts to implement a series of counterattacks. This vital source material presents the German perspective on the fighting, from regimental to corps level, and graphically illustrates the wealth of problems faced by an army on the very brink of destruction.

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ISBN 13	9781848329973
ISBN 10	1848329970
Title	Fighting in Normandy: The German Army from D-Day to Villers-Bocage
Author	Heinz Guderian
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2016-09-01
Number of pages	240
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