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Normandiefront


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Author : Vince Milano
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-10-21

Normandiefront written by Vince Milano and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-21 with History categories.


In the cold morning of June 6, 1944, thousands of German soldiers are in position from Port en Bessin eastwards past Colleville on the Normandy coast, aware that a massive invasion force is heading straight for them. According to Allied Intelligence, they shouldn't be there. 352 infantry division would ensure the invaders would pay a massive price to take Omaha beach. There were veterans from the Russian front amongst them and they were well trained and equipped. the presence of 352 Division meant that the number of defenders was literally double the number expected - and on the best fortified of all the invasion beaches. What makes this account of the bloody struggle unique is that it is told from the German standpoint, using firsthand testimony of German combatants. There are not many of them left and these accounts have been painstakingly collected by the authors over many years.



Normandiefront


Normandiefront
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Author : Vince Milano
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-10-21

Normandiefront written by Vince Milano and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-21 with History categories.


In the cold morning of June 6, 1944, thousands of German soldiers are in position from Port en Bessin eastwards past Colleville on the Normandy coast, aware that a massive invasion force is heading straight for them. According to Allied Intelligence, they shouldn't be there. 352 infantry division would ensure the invaders would pay a massive price to take OMAHA beach. There were veterans from the Russian front amongst them and they were well trained and equipped. The presence of 352 Division meant that the number of defenders was literally double the number expected – and on the best fortified of all the invasion beaches. What makes this account of the bloody struggle unique is that it is told from the German standpoint, using firsthand testimony of German combatants. There are not many of them left and these accounts have been painstakingly collected by the authors over many years.



Normandiefront


Normandiefront
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Author : MIANO/CONNER
language : en
Publisher: Lyons Press
Release Date : 2001-01-01

Normandiefront written by MIANO/CONNER and has been published by Lyons Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with categories.




War Hitler Ein Feldherr


War Hitler Ein Feldherr
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Author : Wolfgang Ernst
language : de
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2000

War Hitler Ein Feldherr written by Wolfgang Ernst and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Strategy categories.




D Day General


D Day General
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Author : Noel F. Mehlo Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-05-15

D Day General written by Noel F. Mehlo Jr. and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-15 with History categories.


Omaha was the make-or-break Allied beach on D-Day—in (perhaps) the make-or-break campaign of World War II. If American soldiers couldn’t gain a foothold there, then D-Day was unlikely to succeed. On June 6, 1944, U.S. troops on Omaha suffered the worst casualties of any of the five Allied invasion beaches—so many casualties, and so much tactical difficulty, that Omaha almost didn’t succeed. One big reason why Americans gained a foothold on Omaha was Gen. Norman “Dutch” Cota. A graduate of the West Point class of 1917 (alongside famous classmates Matthew Ridgway, Mark Clark, and Lightning Joe Collins), Norm Cota played football with Dwight Eisenhower, who graduated two years earlier. From March 1941 to February 1943, Cota served with the famous 1st Infantry Division, the Big Red One, as division intelligence officer, plans/training officer, and finally chief of staff. He performed so well in the North Africa campaign that he was sent to England to help plan D-Day. After laying the tactical groundwork for the amphibious landings, Cota was made assistant division commander of the 29th Infantry Division. On the eve of D-Day, he told his men, “You’re going to find confusion. The landing craft aren’t going in on schedule, and people are going to be landed in the wrong place. Some won’t be landed at all. . . . We must improvise, carry on, not lose our heads.” On June 6, 1944, under heavy fire, Cota landed with the second wave of the 29th Infantry Division on Omaha Beach, about an hour after the start of the invasion. He personally rallied the survivors of the landings and led the opening of one of the first exits off Omaha. Cota seemed to be everywhere that day. Coming upon a group of Rangers, the general told them, “Rangers, lead the way” (hence the Rangers’ motto). He is also known for saying, “Gentlemen, we are being killed on the beaches. Let us go inland and be killed.” And, to a captain uncertain how to proceed: “I’ll tell you what, captain.You and your men start shooting at them. I’ll take a squad of men, and you and your men watch carefully. I’ll show you how to take a house with Germans in it.” Having demonstrated the task, Cota asked the officer, “Do you understand? Do you know how to do it now? . . . I won’t be around to do it for you again. I can’t do it for everybody.” Great quips—which American military history will always remember and which show the character, in every sense, of Dutch Cota. Cota was a fighter—a fighting general, a D-Day general—and his contribution to D-Day will remain his rallying of demoralized troops and his blazing the trail toward the breakout and victory on Omaha. Ted Roosevelt Jr., who landed at Utah Beach, has always received credit as the D-Day general (like Cota, Roosevelt also demanded that he land on D-Day—and then died of a heart attack a month later), but Cota is the hero-general of the day, having landed early on D-Day on bloody Omaha. Portrayed by Robert Mitchum in the grand D-Day film The Longest Day, Cota has not yet received his due—and there’s a campaign now afoot to award him a belated Medal of Honor. His story cries out to be told. Now, with the cooperation of the Cota family, Noel F. Mehlo Jr. tells the compelling story Dutch Cota on Omaha Beach, revealing new information and never-before-seen photos.



My Brother S Keeper


My Brother S Keeper
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Author : Rod Gragg
language : en
Publisher: Center Street
Release Date : 2016-10-11

My Brother S Keeper written by Rod Gragg and has been published by Center Street this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-11 with Religion categories.


Thirty captivating profiles of Christians who risked everything to rescue their Jewish neighbors from Nazi terror during the Holocaust. MY BROTHER'S KEEPER unfolds powerful stories of Christians from across denominations who gave everything they had to save the Jewish people from the evils of the Holocaust. This unlikely group of believers, later honored by the nation of Israel as "The Righteous Among the Nations," includes ordinary teenage girls, pastors, priests, a German army officer, a former Italian fascist, an international spy, and even a princess. In one gripping profile after another, these extraordinary historical accounts offer stories of steadfast believers who together helped thousands of Jewish individuals and families to safety. Many of these everyday heroes perished alongside the very people they were trying to protect. There is no doubt that all of their stories showcase the best of humanity--even in the face of unthinkable evil.



Hitler S Paratroopers In Normandy


Hitler S Paratroopers In Normandy
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Author : Gilberto Villahermosa
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2019-08-30

Hitler S Paratroopers In Normandy written by Gilberto Villahermosa and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-30 with History categories.


A retired U.S. Army Master Parachutist, strategist, and military historian analyzes the actions of one German special forces group during World War II. In June 1944, Allied forces fighting desperately to establish a foothold in Normandy and then breakout of the confining bocage found themselves opposed by a bewildering array of formations of the German Wehrmacht. Among them were the newly formed German II Parachute Corps. This gripping new account examines the exploits of Germany’s II Parachute Corps and its commander, Eugen Meindl, from the Allied invasion on June 6 to the end of August 1944. Meindl was the epitome of the senior German airborne commander in the Second World War. Tough, experienced, and aggressive, he cared deeply for his troops. His Parachute Corps fought stubbornly for three weeks, before being forced to fall back. Trapped along with the bulk of the German Seventh Army in the Falaise pocket, Meindl and his paratroopers maintained their discipline and were selected by the Commander in Chief of OB West to lead the German breakout to the east. That they managed to do so, despite suffering grievous losses, while so many around them died or surrendered, is a testament to their dedication and fighting ability. Theirs is a story that deserves to be told.



D Day Through German Eyes


D Day Through German Eyes
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Author : Jonathan Trigg
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2019-05-15

D Day Through German Eyes written by Jonathan Trigg and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-15 with History categories.


‘We weren’t afraid of the Allies as soldiers, but we were afraid of their materiel – it was going to be men versus machines.’



Normandy 44


Normandy 44
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Author : James Holland
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Release Date : 2019-06-04

Normandy 44 written by James Holland and has been published by Atlantic Monthly Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-04 with History categories.


A history of World War II’s Operation Overlord, from the campaign’s planning to its execution, as Allied forces battled to take France back from Germany. D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the seventy-six days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Allied landing, have become the defining episode of World War II in the west—the object of books, films, television series, and documentaries. Yet as familiar as it is, as James Holland makes clear in his definitive history, many parts of the Overlord campaign, as it was known, are still shrouded in myth and assumed knowledge. Drawing freshly on widespread archives and on the testimonies of eye-witnesses, Holland relates the extraordinary planning that made Allied victory in France possible; indeed, the story of how hundreds of thousands of men, and mountains of materiel, were transported across the English Channel, is as dramatic a human achievement as any battlefield exploit. The brutal landings on the five beaches and subsequent battles across the plains and through the lanes and hedgerows of Normandy—a campaign that, in terms of daily casualties, was worse than any in World War I—come vividly to life in conferences where the strategic decisions of Eisenhower, Rommel, Montgomery, and other commanders were made, and through the memories of paratrooper Lieutenant Dick Winters of Easy Company, British corporal and tanker Reg Spittles, Thunderbolt pilot Archie Maltbie, German ordnance officer Hans Heinze, French resistance leader Robert Leblanc, and many others. For both sides, the challenges were enormous. The Allies confronted a disciplined German army stretched to its limit, which nonetheless caused tactics to be adjusted on the fly. Ultimately ingenuity, determination, and immense materiel strength—delivered with operational brilliance—made the difference. A stirring narrative by a pre-eminent historian, Normandy ‘44 offers important new perspective on one of history’s most dramatic military engagements and is an invaluable addition to the literature of war. Praise for Normandy ‘44 An Amazon Best Book of the Month (History) An Amazon Best History Book of the Year “Detail and scope are the twin strengths of Normandy ’44. . . . Mr. Holland effectively balances human drama with the science of war as the Allies knew it.” —Jonathan W. Jordan, Wall Street Journal “A superb account of the invasions that deserves immense praise. . . . To convey the human drama of Normandy requires great knowledge and sensitivity. Holland has both in spades.” —Times (UK)



Konventioneller Krieg Oder Ns Weltanschauungskrieg


Konventioneller Krieg Oder Ns Weltanschauungskrieg
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Author : Peter Lieb
language : de
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2012-10-31

Konventioneller Krieg Oder Ns Weltanschauungskrieg written by Peter Lieb and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-31 with History categories.


Wehrmacht in der NS-Diktatur In der Debatte über die Wehrmacht und ihre Verbrechen blieb der Kriegsschauplatz im Westen weitgehend ausgespart. Dabei hatten die Kämpfe der Wehrmacht gegen die Westalliierten und die französische Widerstandsbewegung während der Jahre 1943/44 kriegsentscheidende Bedeutung. Inwieweit gelang es der deutschen Führung, auch im Westen einen "Weltanschauungskrieg" zu entfesseln? Welche Rückwirkungen hatten die Erfahrungen im Ostkrieg auf die Kämpfe in Frankreich? Gab es Unterschiede zwischen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS? Existierten an der Truppenbasis Handlungsspielräume, die sich sowohl in die eine wie die andere Richtung nutzen ließen? Peter Lieb erörtert diese Fragen erstmals auf breiter Quellengrundlage und schließt damit eine große Forschungslücke. Die 2005 an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München angenommene Dissertation wurde mit dem Prix Guillaume Fichet - Octave Simon und dem Werner-Hahlweg-Förderpreis ausgezeichnet. "Peter Liebs umfangreiche, gründlich recherchierte und klar argumentierende Untersuchung über die deutsche Westfront 1943/44 ist ein gewichtiger Beitrag zu aktuellen Kontroversen und Polemiken über die ’Verbrechen der Wehrmacht‘, deren Hauptaugenmerk fast ausschließlich auf die Balkanländer, Polen und Russland gerichtet war und Nordafrika und Frankreich vernachlässigte." Prof. Dr. Michael Burleigh