RHINELAND: Hitler's Last Defence, 1944-45

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A dramatic retelling of the battle of the Rhineland during World War II from the German perspective. Describes the race against time as the Germans fought to stave off the inevitable. It was essential that the Germans held the west bank in order to protect the Rhine crossings at Cologne, Bonn, Koblenz, and Remagen, but Hitler was intent on counter-attacking in the Ardennes. Relates the course of this desperate defense, describing the build-up of forces and operational plans before going on to tell the story of the campaign from the point of view of the forces involved, from the ordinary German soldier through to the high command. Contains 16 pages of plates with black and white images; black and white maps throughout the book.