D-Day: Piercing the Atlantic Wall - Couverture rigide

Kershaw, Robert J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1557501513 ISBN 13 : 9781557501516

Editeur : Naval Institute Press, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Kershaw Robert J

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Many books have been written about the Normandy landings, but Robert Kershaw brings a new perspective by drawing heavily on German and Allied sources little used in the standard accounts. The actual landings and the subsequent few days of battle often resolved themselves into a multitude of desperate small-scale struggles - for the next few yards of beach, to cross the next field, or to reach the next hedgerow. By looking at the battle at this level through the eyes of both Allied and German participants, the author is able to develop new insights into the successes and failures of both sides. He also shows why the battle for Normandy developed into the long and bitter struggle that has become so well known. The book features extracts from the German telephone log for Omaha Beach, bringing the landings to life. The author also analyses the failure by both sides to balance tank and infantry forces in the difficult Normandy terrain, and examines why the Allies, with local superiority in the early days, were unable to break out earlier or form a larger bridgehead.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Robert Kershaw joined the Parachute Regiment in 1972 after graduating in History at Reading University, reaching the rank of Colonel. In between Regimental service he attended the Fuhrungsakademie - the German Staff College - at Hamburg and later spent a number of years with NATO and the Bundeswehr. He has seen active service during a number of tours of Northern Ireland, with the US VII Corps during the Gulf War and in Bosnia.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Naval Institute Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1557501513
• ISBN 13: 9781557501516
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256