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THE WAFFEN-SS IN NORMANDY: JUNE 1944, THE CAEN SECTOR

Autore: Yves Buffetaut

Codice: 282678004

€ 24,50

Edizione in lingua inglese del libro originariamente pubblicato nella collana MILITARIA HORS SERIE.

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Casemate Illustrated is a new series exploring key elements of military history, from campaigns, units and battles to aircraft, ships and weapons. Extensively illustrated with photographs and colour profiles of tanks, aircraft and other vehicles, each volume provides a wealth of visual detail. With profiles of key personnel, a timeline, and explanatory text boxes, the concise text gives a clear overview of events and highlights the most important information on any given topic.

The notorious Waffen-SS were often seen as the ultimate fighting soldiers - this book judges whether they deserved this reputation

• Looks at their actions during the Normandy invasion, some involving large tank battles

• Packed with photographs, maps, profiles and explanatory text

For many, the Waffen-SS soldier represents the archetype of the combatant, if not the warrior: well-armed, well-trained, possessing intelligence in combat, imbued with political and ideological fanaticism, he is an elite soldier par excellence, even if a lack of scruples casts a long shadow. However, is this picture true? In the case of the Battle of Normandy, opinions diverged, not only among today's historians, but also amongst the German generals at the time.

In all, the Waffen-SS fielded six divisions during the Battle of Normandy, as well as two heavy battalions of Tiger tanks. But they were by no means a single homogenous entity, for with the exception of II. SS-Panzerkorps, the divisions arrived at the front one after another and were immediately thrown into battle.

This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series examines the Waffen-SS in Normandy during the fierce fighting of June 1944, when they struggled to hold back the Allied advance on Caen, though the picture was by no means one-sided. Extensively illustrated with photographs, tank profiles, maps, and accompanied by biographies of key personnel and explanatory text boxes, this volume gives a clear and accessible account of events, challenging some popular perceptions along the way.

Lingua

INGLESE

Illustrazioni

Riccamente illustrato a colori e in bianco e nero

Pagine

128

Misure

18 x 25,5

ISBN
9781612006055