An edition of Crossing the Rhine (2008)

Crossing the Rhine

breaking into Nazi Germany, 1944 and 1945 : the greatest airborne battles in history

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An edition of Crossing the Rhine (2008)

Crossing the Rhine

breaking into Nazi Germany, 1944 and 1945 : the greatest airborne battles in history

1st American ed.

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A British military historian offers an in-depth account of two critical offensives led by Allied troops against the Nazi power base on the Rhine, examining the strategies, military leaders, and campaign of the two airborne assaults, the events leading up to combat, the power struggle among Allied leadership, and the results of the battles on the war's outcome.

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Atlantic Monthly Press, Distributed by Publishers Group West, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
Language
English
Pages
415

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Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944, Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945, World War, 1939-1945, Campaigns, Airborne troops, Germany, politics and government, 1933-1945, Germany, foreign relations, 1933-1945, Germany, military policy
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Cover of: Crossing the Rhine
Crossing the Rhine: breaking into Nazi Germany, 1944 and 1945 : the greatest airborne battles in history
2008, Atlantic Monthly Press, Distributed by Publishers Group West, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
in English - 1st American ed.

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Table of Contents

Dramatis personae
The strategy of exploitation: The Allies, 25 Aug to 17 Sep 1944
Withdrawal: The Germans, 25 Aug to 17 Sep 1944
Chasing the dream: airborne warfare and its soldiers: the birth of parachuting to Summer 1944
Stitching things together: planning: 10-17 Sep 1944
Jumping the Rhine (1): Operation market garden: 17-18 Sep 1944
Permieters: Operation Market Garden, 19-21 Sep 1944
Touching the Rhine: Operation Market Garden: 21-26 Sep 1944
Riposte: The Ardennes and advance to the Rhine: Oct 1944 to March 1945
The deluge: planning and launching plunder varsity: 10-24 March 1945
Jumping the Rhine (2): Operation Varsity: 24-28 March 1945.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-403) and index.

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D763.N4 C537 2008, D763.N4C537 2008

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xxviii, 415 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
415

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OL23192922M
Internet Archive
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0871139898
ISBN 13
9780871139894
LCCN
2009277088
Library Thing
6023330
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5096967

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