The Unknown Battle, Metz, 1944
Title | The Unknown Battle, Metz, 1944 PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Kemp |
Publisher | Scarborough House |
Total Pages | 314 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
"The battle of Metz in the autumn of 1944 was the last time in the history of modern warfare when supposedly out-dated fortresses, built nearly a half century earlier, were able to play a decisive role. Impervious to heavy artillery and air bombardment, they enabled a weak and die-hard German force to resist, and, for o time, stop powerful American forces who had sliced across France. It was also a battle of 'might-have-beens.'"--Book Jacket.
Metz 1944
Title | Metz 1944 PDF eBook |
Author | Steven J. Zaloga |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 212 |
Release | 2012-03-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1780960433 |
General George Patton's most controversial campaign was the series of battles in autumn 1944 battles along the German frontier which centered on the fortified city of Metz. In part, the problem was logistics. As was the case with the rest of the Allied forces in the European Theatre, supplies were limited until the port of Antwerp could finally be cleared. Also problematic was the weather. The autumn of 1944 was one of the wettest on record, and hardly conducive to the type of mechanized warfare for which Patton was so famous. However at the heart of the problem was the accretion of sophisticated fortifications. Metz had been fortified since ancient times, heavily rebuilt by France in the post-Napoleonic period, modernized by Germany in 1870–1914, and modernized by France during the Maginot effort in 1935–40. The Germans hoped to hold Metz with a thin screen of second-rate troops, counting on the impregnable fortifications. This book covers the entire campaign from beginning to end, offering an unbiased assessment of the success and failures of both the Allied and Axis efforts.
Metz 1944
Title | Metz 1944 PDF eBook |
Author | Steven J. Zaloga |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 98 |
Release | 2012-03-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1849085927 |
General George Patton's most controversial campaign was the series of battles in autumn 1944 battles along the German frontier which centered on the fortified city of Metz. In part, the problem was logistics. As was the case with the rest of the Allied forces in the European Theatre, supplies were limited until the port of Antwerp could finally be cleared. Also problematic was the weather. The autumn of 1944 was one of the wettest on record, and hardly conducive to the type of mechanized warfare for which Patton was so famous. However at the heart of the problem was the accretion of sophisticated fortifications. Metz had been fortified since ancient times, heavily rebuilt by France in the post-Napoleonic period, modernized by Germany in 1870–1914, and modernized by France during the Maginot effort in 1935–40. The Germans hoped to hold Metz with a thin screen of second-rate troops, counting on the impregnable fortifications. This book covers the entire campaign from beginning to end, offering an unbiased assessment of the success and failures of both the Allied and Axis efforts.
Closing with the Enemy
Title | Closing with the Enemy PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Dale Doubler |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 376 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
This study picks up where D-Day leaves off. From Normandy through the breakout in France to the German Army's last gasp in the Battle of the Bulge, Michael Doubler deals with the deadly business of war - closing with the enemy, fighting and winning battles, taking and holding territory. His study provides a reassessment of how American GIs accomplished these dangerous and costly tasks.
The Lorraine Campaign
Title | The Lorraine Campaign PDF eBook |
Author | Hugh Marshall Cole |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 740 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN |
This account focuses on the tactical operations of the Third Army and its subordinate units between 1 September and 18 December 1944.
Patton's War
Title | Patton's War PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin M. Hymel |
Publisher | University of Missouri Press |
Total Pages | 490 |
Release | 2023-04-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0826274838 |
This second of three volumes of Patton’s War picks up where the first one left off, examining General George S. Patton’s leadership of the U.S. Third Army. The book follows Patton’s contributions to both the Normandy and Brittany campaigns—the closing of the Falaise Pocket in Normandy, and racing to the port cities in Brittany. It ends with Patton and his corps rescuing the besieged town of Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge. As he did in the preceding volume, Hymel relies not only on Patton’s diaries and letters, but countless veteran interviews, surveys, and memoirs. He also provides a unique insight missed by previous Patton scholars. Instead of using Patton’s transcribed diaries, which were heavily edited and embellished, he consults Patton’s original, hand-written diaries to uncover previously unknown information about the general. This second volume of Hymel’s groundbreaking work shows Patton at the height of his generalship, successfully leading his army without the mistakes and caustic behavior that almost got him sent home earlier—even if we also see a Patton still guided at times by racism and antisemitism.
The Iron Men of Metz
Title | The Iron Men of Metz PDF eBook |
Author | Tobias O. Vogt |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 325 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781593302771 |
A colorful collection of oral histories offered in their entirety, this book begins with the circumstances leading up to World War II and an overview of the African, European, and Pacific theaters of operation.