Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944 / Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitcham, Samuel W., Jr., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France.

World War, 1939-1945.

Armed Forces.

History.

Germany--Armed Forces--History--20th century.

Germany.

Physical Description:

viii, 277 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Summary:

Covers the battles on the Western Front from the collapse of the Normandy line in France in the summer of 1944 until the Germans were able to bring the Allied juggernaut to a halt on the borders of the Reich itself.

Contents:

I Setting the Stage for Disaster 1

II Hans von Kluge and the Conspiracy of July 20 35

III The Breakout 69

IV The Conquest of Brittany 103

V Hitler Puts His Head into the Lion's Mouth 111

VI The Falaise Pocket: Army Group B Is Slaughtered 131

VII The Invasion of Southern France 161

VIII The Retreat behind the Seine 181

IX Beyond the Seine 201

X The Allies Mop Up in France 209

XI The "Miracle of the West" 217

Appendix I Table of Equivalent Ranks 251

Appendix II German Staff Abbreviations 253

Appendix III Characteristics of Opposing Tanks 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-261) and index.

ISBN:

027596857X

OCLC:

43207464