Author: James Eugene FarmerPublisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The Grenadier
Author: James Eugene FarmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The Grenadier
Author: James Eugene FarmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Victory Was Beyond Their Grasp
Author: Douglas E. NashPublisher: Casemate
ISBN: 1612003052
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
As the Allies were approaching the German frontier at the beginning of September 1944, the German Armed Forces responded with a variety of initiatives designed to regain the strategic initiative. While the "Wonder Weapons" such as the V-1 flying bomb, the V-2 missile and the Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter are widely recognized as being the most prominent of these initiatives upon which Germany pinned so much hope, the Volks-Grenadier Divisions (VGDs) are practically unknown. Often confused with the Volkssturm, the Home Guard militia, VGDs have suffered an undeserved reputation as second-rate formations, filled with young boys and old men suited to serve only as cannon fodder. This groundbreaking book, now reappearing as a new edition, shows that VGDs were actually conceived as a new, elite corps loyal to the National Socialist Party composed of men from all branches of Hitler's Wehrmacht and equipped with the finest ground combat weapons available. Whether fighting from defensive positions or spearheading offensives such as the Battle of the Bulge, VGDs initially gave a good account of themselves in battle. Using previously unpublished unit records, Allied intelligence and interrogation reports and above all interviews with survivors, the author has crafted an in-depth look at a late-war German infantry company, including many photographs from the veterans themselves. In this book we follow along with the men of the 272nd VGD's Fusilier Company from their first battles in the Huertgen Forest to their final defeat in the Harz Mountains. Along the way we learn the enormous potential of VGDs . . . and feel their soldiers' heartbreak at their failure. Among Douglas NashÕs previous works is HellÕs Gate: The Battle for the Cherkassy Pocket, January-February 1944, a work unsurpassed for insight into the other side of the hill in WWII.
History of the consulate and the empire of France under Napoleon
Author: Adolphe ThiersHistory of the consulate and the empire forming a sequel to "The history of the French revolution"
Author: Adolphe ThiersThe Annual American Catalogue 1886-1900
Author: Bulletin
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Consists of "accessions" and "books in foreign languages".
Grenadiers
Author: Kurt MeyerPublisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811731973
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Reprint of the classic World War II memoir German General Kurt "Panzer" Meyer's autobiography is a fascinating insight into the mind of one of Germany's most highly decorated and successful soldiers of World War II. If you love small-unit actions, this is the book for you. Follow Meyer with the 1st SS-Panzer Division "Leibstandarte" and the 12th SS-Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend," from the first day of the war in Poland, through service in France, Russia, and Greece, up until his capture in Normandy in 1944 and his postwar trials and tribulations.
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