The German
defeat in France, 1944.
The Allied landings in Normandy on 6th June 1944 marked the beginning
of the German defeat in the West. Military historian Samuel W Mitcham, Jr.,
vividly recaptures the desperation of the Wehrmacht as its thin grey line
finally snapped amidst brutal hedgerow-to-hedgerow fighting in Normandy and as the
survivors fled the Allied steamroller in a mad dash back to the Reich. With
colourful descriptions and informative details, Mitcham recounts the German
military retreat and the erosion of Germany's stronghold on Europe -- as viewed through the eyes of a defiant, but
ultimately defeated Wehrmacht.
Contents:
Setting the
Stage for Disaster * Hans von Kluge and the Conspiracy of 20th July
* The Breakout * The Conquest of Brittany * Hitler Puts His Head
into the Lion's Mouth * The Falaise Pocket: Army Group B is Slaughtered
* The Invasion of Southern France * The Retreat Behind the Seine
* Beyond the Seine * The Allies Mop Up in France * The "Miracle
of the West" * Index
