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Siegfried Line
Overview
- The battles for the Germans' last line of defense in World War II, including Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, and Metz
- How German commanders made decisions under fire
Built as a series of forts, bunkers, and tank traps, the West Wall--known as the Siegfried Line to the Allies--stretched along Germany's western border. After D-Day in June 1944, as the Allies raced across France and threatened to pierce into the Reich, the Germans fell back on the West Wall. In desperate fighting--among the war's worst--the Germans held off the Allies for several months.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780811736022
- ISBN-10: 0811736024
- Publisher: Stackpole Books
- Publish Date: September 2009
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
- Page Count: 272
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