Gordon L. Rottman

Victory 1945 (eBook, ePUB)

Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe
Illustrator: Dennis, Peter

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over. The route to Germany's interior and the Nazis final surrender was long, arduous and blood-stained. The Wehrmacht's stubborn resistance and the shocking losses suffered by US, British, Canadian and 'Free European' troops meant that the Allies had to adapt and refine small-unit tactics, battle-drills, and their use of weapons and munitions. The troops who finally met up with the Red Army in Germany were a very different fighting force to the one that struggled up the beaches of northern France. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the late-war Allied troops, exploring their uniforms, equipment, organization and tactics. Detailed description and accurate colour pictures illustrate the means by which the Allied troops on the ground evolved to the point of winning the war on the Western Front.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472809490
• Artikelnr.: 44017995

Autorenporträt

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: the war situation in Europe at the turn of 1944
45
Responses to the heavy infantry casualties
Overview of the lessons learned in 1944
Developments: Organization of formations
Battle tactics and small-unit organization
Small arms and munitions
Inter-arm cooperation
Major weapons and equipment
Index