An in-depth examination of one of the most frustrating and costly efforts by the US Army in the European Theater of Operations.
The Allies first encountered the Siegfried Line (Westwall) fortifications in September 1944, having pursued the retreating Wehrmacht through Belgium and the Netherlands. The border area around Aachen had been fortified with a double line of bunkers, and both the terrain and the weather made things difficult for the Allies.
With illustrations throughout, this book focuses on the involvement of the US First and Ninth armies in the six-month fighting, including the hellish fighting for the Hürtgen forest.
| Published | Mar 15 2011 |
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| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781846038297 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 65 b/w; 22 col |
| Series | Campaign |
| Short code | CAM 181 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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