Fort Eben Emael 1940.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saunders, Tim.

Series:

Battleground Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fort Eben-Emael (Eben-Emael, Belgium).

Fort d’Eben-Emäel (Belgium).

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Campaigns.

Ney, Michel, duc d''Elchingen--1769-1815--Military leadership.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belgium--Eben-Emael.

World War, 1939-1945.

Eben-Emael (Belgium)--History.

Eben-Emael (Belgium).

Eben-Emael (Belgium)--Guidebooks.

Eben-Emael (Belgium)--Description and travel.

Local Subjects:

Fort d’Eben-Emäel (Belgium).

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Campaigns.

Ney, Michel, duc d''Elchingen--1769-1815--Military leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The seizure of the Belgian fortress stronghold at Eban Emael by German Airborne and Special Forces was the dramatic opening shot in the Nazis' devastating May 1940 offensive. Codenamed Operation GRANITE, it involved glider forces in a daring 'coup de main' operation achieving total surprise and success. The simultaneous assaults on key bridges on the Albert Canal are also described in graphic detail.

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Chapter 1 - THE NEED FOR EBEN EMAEL""; ""Chapter 2 - FORT EBEN EMAEL""; ""GENERAL DESCRIPTION""; ""EBEN EMAEL�S GARRISON""; ""DETAILED DESCRIPTION""; ""EXTERNAL""; ""THE LOWER LEVEL""; ""LOWER LEVEL � THE INTERNAL FEATURES""; ""THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL""; ""THE UPPER LEVEL""; ""THE ALBERT CANAL""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Chapter 3 - GERMAN AIRBORNE AND SPECIAL FORCES""; ""THE DFS 230 GLIDER""; ""GERMAN �SPECIAL FORCES�""; ""OBJECTIVES AND METHODS""

""Chapter 4 - GERMAN PLANS FOR INVASION OF THE WEST""""Blitzkrieg""; ""Plans for Eben Emael""; ""The Hollow Charge""; ""Chapter 5 - THE FLY IN""; ""CHAPTER 6 - THE ASSAULT""; ""The Approach""; ""The Landing and Attack""; ""The Anti-aircraft Position (29)""; ""The Situation at 0500 Hours""; ""Artillery Support""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 7 - HOLDING THEIR GAINS""; ""Witzig�s Return""; ""Counter-Attacks""; ""Penetrating the Fort""; ""Maastricht 1 (12)""; ""Chapter 8 - THE ADVANCE TO THE BRIDGES""; ""The Meuse Bridges""; ""The Albert Canal Bridges""

""Vroenhoven Bridge � Objective Beton (Concrete)""""The Veldwezelt Bridge � Objective Stahl (Steel)""; ""The Kanne Bridge � Objective Eisen (Iron)""; ""The Advance of 4th Panzer Division""; ""The Bridge at Kanne""; ""Chapter 9 - THE SECOND DAY""; ""Kampfgruppe A""; ""Events Inside the Fort""; ""Cupola Sud""; ""Honours""; ""Chapter 10 - THE AIR ATTACKS ON THE BRIDGES""; ""Attacks on Saturday 11 May 1940""; ""Attacks on Sunday 12 May 1940""; ""The Victoria Cross""; ""Tour of the Fort and Bridges""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781783402083

1783402083

9781783409365

1783409363

OCLC:

854974983