Battle of the Bulge 1944 (1): St Vith and the Northern Shoulder - Couverture souple

Zaloga, Steven J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1841765600 ISBN 13 : 9781841765600

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

The Battle of the Bulge was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II.

The Ardennes fighting was Hitler's last gamble on the Western Front, crippling the Wehrmacht for the remainder of the war. In the first of two volumes on the Ardennes campaign Steven Zaloga details the fighting in the northern sector around St Vith and the Elsenborn Ridge. The Sixth Panzer Army, containing the bulk of German Panzer strength, was expected to achieve the breakthrough here.

It was the failure around St Vith that forced the Germans to look south towards Bastogne.

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À propos des auteurs

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for three decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.

Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of Art and has been a freelance designer and illustrator for over 20 years. He has won both the Society of British Aerospace Companies Award and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy and has illustrated a number of books for Osprey including Campaign 69: Nagashino 1575 and Campaign 72: Jutland 1916. Howard lives and works in Kent.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Osprey's first title examining the Battle of the Bulge, which was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II (1939-1945). The Ardennes fighting was Hitler’s last gamble on the Western Front, crippling the Wehrmacht for the remainder of the war. In the first of two volumes on the Ardennes campaign Steven Zaloga details the fighting in the northern sector around St Vith and the Elsenborn Ridge. Sixth Panzer Army, containing the bulk of German Panzer strength, was expected to achieve the breakthrough here. It was the failure around St Vith that forced the Germans to look south towards Bastogne.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1841765600
• ISBN 13: 9781841765600
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Gerrard Howard
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible