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Aachen: The U.S. Army´s Battle for Charlemagne´s City in World War II
Robert W. Baumer
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Description for Aachen: The U.S. Army´s Battle for Charlemagne´s City in World War II
Hardback. By September 1944, the Allied advance across France and Belgium had turned into one of attrition along the German frontier. Standing between the Allies and the Third Reich's industrial heartland was the city of Aachen, once the ancient seat of Charlemagne's empire and now firmly entrenched within Germany's Siegfried Line fortifications. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 pg insert of 38 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 666.
By September 1944, the Allied advance across France and Belgium had turned into one of attrition along the German frontier. Standing between the Allies and the Third Reich's industrial heartland was the city of Aachen, once the ancient seat of Charlemagne's empire and now firmly entrenched within Germany's Siegfried Line fortifications. The city was on the verge of capitulating until Hitler forbade surrender. * Dramatic story of the American battle for Aachen, the first city on German soil to fall to the Allies in World War II. * Chronicles the six weeks of hard combat for the city, culminating ... Read more
By September 1944, the Allied advance across France and Belgium had turned into one of attrition along the German frontier. Standing between the Allies and the Third Reich's industrial heartland was the city of Aachen, once the ancient seat of Charlemagne's empire and now firmly entrenched within Germany's Siegfried Line fortifications. The city was on the verge of capitulating until Hitler forbade surrender. * Dramatic story of the American battle for Aachen, the first city on German soil to fall to the Allies in World War II. * Chronicles the six weeks of hard combat for the city, culminating ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, United States
ISBN
9780811714822
SKU
V9780811714822
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About Robert W. Baumer
Robert W. Baumer, a graduate of the University of Illinois, has been writing about World War II for twenty years. He is a former columnist for Armchair General and coauthor with Mark Reardon of American Iliad: The 18th Infantry Regiment in World War II (978-0-9717650-5-4).
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