Steven J Zaloga: Cherbourg 1944 | Taschenbuch

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Cover: 9781472806635 | Cherbourg 1944: The First Allied Victory in Normandy | Zaloga | Buch

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Beschreibung

Steven Zaloga offers up a rigorous and absorbing study of the first major Allied operation in Normandy after the D-Day landings - the capture of Cherbourg. Blending expert analysis, specially commissioned artwork and illustrative maps, this book tells the story of the bitter struggle to capture this vital point. Cherbourg was recognized by both the German and Allied High commands as crucial to the Allied foothold in Normandy - it was the nearest major port and was desperately needed by the Allies for major logistical operations to support their forces on long stretches of open beach. Hitler, on the other hand, declared Cherbourg to be a 'Festung' (fortress), a designation everyone knew to mean that its defenders were to fight to the last man. After a grueling struggle that involved several distinct tactical phases to overcome the different elements of Cherbourg's defence, the campaign resulted in a bittersweet Allied victory, the drama and significance of which are explained in full in this work.

Über den Autor

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.

Zusammenfassung

The French port of Cherbourg was the primary objective of US forces following the D-Day landings of June 1944.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Origins of the campaign /Chronology /Opposing commanders /Opposing armies /Orders of battle /Opposing plans /The campaign /Aftermath /The battlefields today /Further reading /Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	96
ISBN-13:	9781472806635
ISBN-10:	1472806638
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Zaloga, Steven J
Illustrator:	Noon, Steve
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury USA
Maße:	244 x 177 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Steven J Zaloga
Erscheinungsdatum:	24.03.2015
Gewicht:	0,307 kg