The battle around Falaise in Normandy during August 1944 saw the destruction of the German Seventh army. This book details the chain of events which led to the German retreat and the ensuing liberation of France during World War II (1939-1945). The British and American breakout battles had released motorised units to wage a more mobile war against the German static defensive tactics. At Falaise, the armoured units of US Third Army encircled the German Seventh Army, squeezed them into an ever-smaller cauldron of chaos and crushed them against the advancing British Second Army. The results were devastating: those troops able to escape the disaster fled, those who remained were killed or captured and vast quantities of armour and equipment were lost.
| Published | Mar 20 2005 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781841766263 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 71 b/w; 10 col |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Series | Campaign |
| Short code | CAM 149 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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