Lorraine 1944

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ISBN: 9781841760896
author: Steven J. Zaloga / Tony Bryan
book format: Paperback
other title: Lorraine 1944: Patton Vs Manteuffel
publishing house: Osprey Publishing
publication date: 2000 -8
series: CAMPAIGN
language: English
price: USD 19.95
number of pages: 96

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Patton versus Manteuffel

Steven J. Zaloga / Tony Bryan   

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A highly illustrated account of the Panzer offensive in Lorraine.
In the wake of the defeat in Normandy in the summer of 1944, Hitler planned to stymie the Allied advance by cutting off Patton's Third Army in the Lorraine with a great Panzer offensive. But Patton's aggressive tactics continued to thwart German plans and led to a series of violent armored battles.
The battle-hardened Wehrmacht confronted the better-equipped and better-trained US Army. The Germans managed to re-establish a fragile defensive line but could not stop the US Army from establishing bridgeheads over the Moselle along Germany's western frontier.
Campaigns 5, 24, 74 and 75 are also available in a single volume special edition as Into the Reich.

contents

Origins of the Battle
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
The Moselle Bridgeheads
Defense or Counter-Attack in Lorraine?
The Panzers Attack
Stalemate
The Battlefield Today
Chronology
Wargaming the Lorraine battles
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