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Following the successful landing by the Allied armies in Normandy in June 1944, Hitler's forces battled for two months to contain the bridgehead. However, when his last-ditch attempt to recover the initiative with Operation Luttich - the counter-attack from Mortain on August 7 - failed, it was an implied admission that his armies in the West had been defeated. From that starting point, Jean Paul Pallud takes up the story, following in the footsteps of the Germans as they retreat across France. The next days and weeks were ones of confusion for the German command with staffs and technical services dispersed; command and communication virtually non-existent; roads congested and strafed, and directives to build new stop-lines almost immediately rendered obsolete by the flow of events...all within a matter of a few days. Although the Germans lost nearly 300,000 men during the retreat - either killed, wounded, missing, or taken prisoner - nevertheless it was not necessarily an Allied victory as by the beginning of September German forces had turned round and were once more standing firm, this time along the 650 kilometres between Switzerland and the North Sea. This, then, is that story...told through hundreds of 'then and now' comparison photographs by the author, and which includes some quite amazing discoveries that he made along the way.
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44 of 47 people found the following review helpful
The specialist publisher After the Battle is perhaps better known to many for its excellent quarterly magazine featuring the many splendid then and now photographs and the superb range of fascinating military history related articles. One should not however forget that they also publish many excellent hard back volumes too and their latest publication is no exception.
Although the allied armies successfully landed on the beaches of Normandy in the Summer of 1944, the fight did not end there, as the enemy forces fought on with the aim of containing the bridgehead until a counter-attack could be launched. However after a further two months of hard fighting, an attempted counter-attack in the early August failed and Hitler had no alternative but to at last admit that his army was now on the road to defeat!
The incredible story behind Ruckmarsch begins here, and is told by the author in the familiar After the Battle then and now style. No less than 1000 splendid photographs support the excellent text covering the period when the German army retreated across France and lost almost 300,000 men in the process.
The author made some incredible discoveries during his extensive research in preparation for this excellent volume. I am sure you will make many discoveries too as you thumb through the numerous pages and marvel at the magnificent collection of photographs.
This volume is a masterpiece, it is a must buy for the serious military historian, researcher and battlefield guide and a must read for anyone with the slightest interest in the Second World War.
Thank you After the Battle for another wonderful book.
Although the allied armies successfully landed on the beaches of Normandy in the Summer of 1944, the fight did not end there, as the enemy forces fought on with the aim of containing the bridgehead until a counter-attack could be launched. However after a further two months of hard fighting, an attempted counter-attack in the early August failed and Hitler had no alternative but to at last admit that his army was now on the road to defeat!
The incredible story behind Ruckmarsch begins here, and is told by the author in the familiar After the Battle then and now style. No less than 1000 splendid photographs support the excellent text covering the period when the German army retreated across France and lost almost 300,000 men in the process.
The author made some incredible discoveries during his extensive research in preparation for this excellent volume. I am sure you will make many discoveries too as you thumb through the numerous pages and marvel at the magnificent collection of photographs.
This volume is a masterpiece, it is a must buy for the serious military historian, researcher and battlefield guide and a must read for anyone with the slightest interest in the Second World War.
Thank you After the Battle for another wonderful book.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Well put together, great photo's, well captioned.A huge ammount of research has gone into this fine publication. Essential to take along on any battlefield tour of Normandy.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is a winning military history combination - great photos, many new to me, outstanding historical detective work in the After the Battle tradition (some of it truly ground-breaking), clear maps AND a very readable intelligent narrative. This is also a comprehensive military evaluation of the post D Day pre Arnhem period. Flaws? Slightly too pro-German and too dependendent on German archives.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
This book is one which I would wish to take from my house in the event...
ATB have published several books relating to Normandy and the events of the summer of 1944, this latest book makes an excellent link between their 2 Volume history of D-Day,... Read more
Published 10 months ago by R. C. J. Stewart
Read the Reviews...Thanks all who posted
What a fantastic book! I just stumbled upon it by accident and read the reviews and took a chance. Thank you Reviewers. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Andy
Outstanding!
I can only repeat what others have said: this is outstanding!
Besides fantastic and original pictures (I have seen less than 20 % before) - the period covered is the often... Read more
Besides fantastic and original pictures (I have seen less than 20 % before) - the period covered is the often... Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. Jürs
An investigative "tour de force"
This is an amazing book which reproduces hundreds of rare photographs mainly taken by WW2 German war correspondents backed up with detailed information. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Alisdair Fleming
a must!
Simply a masterpiece!Tons of great and rare photos.The text is well written.If you are looking for a book with germans on the western front in 1944/45 this is it! Read more
Published on 24 April 2010 by Henrik Øberg-pedersen
A must have !
As with all the books Jean-Paul Pallud's come up with, this chunk of a book is just another masterpiece. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2010 by BLT
An absolute must!
Well to make this short - I thought, that I'd been through most of the Normandy fighting seen from the german side. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2008 by Mogens Lauridsen
Another After The Battle gem!
After the Battle publications have reached a standard that one can buy these magnificent books almost blindfolded. This one is no exepction. Read more
Published on 7 July 2008 by Maneblusser 7
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