Crossing the Rhine: Breaking into Nazi Germany 1944 and 1945—The Greatest Airborne Battles in History
Oct 2009 · Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
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"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).
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).
"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...
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Lloyd Clark is a senior academic in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Professorial Research Fellow in War Studies, Humanities Research Institute, University of Buckingham. One of the UK's leading military historians, he is the author of several books, including The Battle of the Tanks, Crossing the Rhine, and Anzio.
Lloyd Clark is a senior academic in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Professorial Research Fellow in War Studies, Humanities Research Institute, University of Buckingham. One of the UK's leading military historians, he is the author of several books, inclu...
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