Hitler's Siegfried Line - Couverture souple

Short, Neil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 075094501X ISBN 13 : 9780750945011

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Built by Nazi Germany between 1936 and 1938, over 500,000 workers were involved in its construction. This book gives a detailed historical background to the Siegfried Line, and a guide to what is left to see of it today. The line was not designed to thwart a full-scale offensive, but rather to delay any attack sufficiently to allow the German reserves to mobilise. In the 'phoney war' (1939-40) it was effective enough to prevent the French from launching a pre-emptive strike when German forces were heavily engaged in Poland. Certain sections of the defences saw some of the fiercest fighting of the Second World War. Much has since been dismantled, but some still remains today. This, the first English-language guide to the Siegfried Line, is fully illustrated and will appeal to anyone interested in the rise and fall of Hitler and Nazism, or in the Second World War in general.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

NEIL SHORT is the author of a number of articles dealing with German fortifications in the Second World War. An accountant by profession, he devotes most of his spare time to research and writing.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 075094501X
• ISBN 13: 9780750945011
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 244
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible