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The Rhine Crossings, 1945 / Ken Ford ; illustrated by Howard Gerrard.

Title
The Rhine Crossings, 1945 / Ken Ford ; illustrated by Howard Gerrard.
Author
Ford, Ken, 1943-
Publication
Oxford : Osprey, 2007.

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Additional Authors
Gerrard, Howard.
Description
96 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps; 25 cm.
Summary
'The last great heave of war, ' according to Churchill, took place with the crossing of the Rhine in 1945. No invading army had crossed this great river since Napoleon's in 1805 and the task fell to Field Marshal Montgomery's 21st Army Group. Opposing them were the forces of a failing fascist regime, including battalions of old men and boys, strengthened by several formations of crack troops including paratroopers and Panzer Grenadiers. With an elaborate description of the combined Allied attack, second in magnitude only to the Normandy invasion, this book charts the history of the last great set-piece battle of the war that ultimately brought the defeat of Hitler's Nazi regime one step closer.
Series Statement
Campaign ; 178
Uniform Title
Campaign (Osprey Publishing) 178.
Subject
  • 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Germany > Rhine River Valley
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Rhine River Valley
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 94) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Origins of the Campaign -- Chronology -- Opposing Commanders: American Commanders ; German Commanders -- Opposing forces: Allied forces ; Allied order of battle ; German forces ; German order of battle -- Opposing plans: Allied plans ; German plans -- The British assault: 51st (Highland) Division ; 1st Commando Brigade ; 15th (Scottish) Division ; The first morning -- The American assault: 30th Infantry Division ; 79th Infantry Division -- Airborne landings: British 6th Airborne Division ; US 17th Airborne Division -- The breakout -- The battlefield today.
ISBN
  • 1846030269 (pbk.)
  • 9781846030260 (pbk.)
OCLC
  • 74525502
  • SCSB-12747264
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library