Crossing the Rhine

Crossing the Rhine
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Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Total Pages : 491
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ISBN-10 : 9781555848156
ISBN-13 : 155584815X
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Book Synopsis Crossing the Rhine by : Lloyd Clark

Download or read book Crossing the Rhine written by Lloyd Clark and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The fighting spirit of Allied paratroopers comes through with exciting clarity” in this account of two separate invasions of Germany in World War II (Kirkus Reviews). A main selection of the Military Book Club In September 1944, as the Allies drove across Europe after Normandy, British field marshal Bernard Montgomery launched Operation Market Garden to secure the lower Rhine—Germany’s last great natural barrier in the west—and passage to Berlin. Though Allied soldiers outnumbered Germans two to one, they suffered devastating casualties and were forced to retreat. Then, in March 1945, Montgomery orchestrated another airborne attack on the Rhine, called Operation Plunder. This time the Allies overwhelmed the German defenses, secured the eastern bank, and began their final march into the heart of the Third Reich. Including detailed maps and personal accounts from those on both sides of the battle, this “vivid war story” examines Allied attempts to breach Germany’s borders, and illustrates how lessons learned from failure helped form the second plan of attack—and seal Germany’s defeat (Publishers Weekly).


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