Metz 1944

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780960433
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metz 1944 written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete examination of Patton's campaign to take the fortified city of Metz. General George Patton's most controversial campaign was the series of battles in autumn 1944 battles along the German frontier which centered on the fortified city of Metz. In part, the problem was logistics. As was the case with the rest of the Allied forces in the European Theatre, supplies were limited until the port of Antwerp could finally be cleared. Also problematic was the weather. The autumn of 1944 was one of the wettest on record, and hardly conducive to the type of mechanized warfare for which Patton was so famous. However at the heart of the problem was the accretion of sophisticated fortifications. Metz had been fortified since ancient times, heavily rebuilt by France in the post-Napoleonic period, modernized by Germany in 1870–1914, and modernized by France during the Maginot effort in 1935–40. The Germans hoped to hold Metz with a thin screen of second-rate troops, counting on the impregnable fortifications. This book covers the entire campaign from beginning to end, offering an unbiased assessment of the success and failures of both the Allied and Axis efforts.

Author : Anthony Kemp
Publisher : Scarborough House
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unknown Battle, Metz, 1944 written by Anthony Kemp and published by Scarborough House. This book was released on 1981 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The battle of Metz in the autumn of 1944 was the last time in the history of modern warfare when supposedly out-dated fortresses, built nearly a half century earlier, were able to play a decisive role. Impervious to heavy artillery and air bombardment, they enabled a weak and die-hard German force to resist, and, for o time, stop powerful American forces who had sliced across France. It was also a battle of 'might-have-beens.'"--Book Jacket.

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849085927
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metz 1944 written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete examination of Patton's campaign to take the fortified city of Metz. General George Patton's most controversial campaign was the series of battles in autumn 1944 battles along the German frontier which centered on the fortified city of Metz. In part, the problem was logistics. As was the case with the rest of the Allied forces in the European Theatre, supplies were limited until the port of Antwerp could finally be cleared. Also problematic was the weather. The autumn of 1944 was one of the wettest on record, and hardly conducive to the type of mechanized warfare for which Patton was so famous. However at the heart of the problem was the accretion of sophisticated fortifications. Metz had been fortified since ancient times, heavily rebuilt by France in the post-Napoleonic period, modernized by Germany in 1870–1914, and modernized by France during the Maginot effort in 1935–40. The Germans hoped to hold Metz with a thin screen of second-rate troops, counting on the impregnable fortifications. This book covers the entire campaign from beginning to end, offering an unbiased assessment of the success and failures of both the Allied and Axis efforts.

Author : Clayton Donnell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846037778
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The German Fortress of Metz 1870–1944 written by Clayton Donnell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the German Army began to construct a fortress line from Strasbourg to Luxembourg to protect their new territory, the centrepiece of which was the great Moselstellung (Moselle Position) of Metz / Thionville. Illustrated with rare photographs and full-colour cutaway artwork, this book examines the design and development of the fortress and analyses its use in combat, focusing particularly on the part it played in holding up General Patton's Third Army's advance across France in 1944.

Author : Clayton Donnell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472800257
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The German Fortress of Metz 1870–1944 written by Clayton Donnell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the German Army began to construct a fortress line from Strasbourg to Luxembourg to protect their new territory, the centrepiece of which was the great Moselstellung (Moselle Position) of Metz / Thionville. Illustrated with rare photographs and full-colour cutaway artwork, this book examines the design and development of the fortress and analyses its use in combat, focusing particularly on the part it played in holding up General Patton's Third Army's advance across France in 1944.

Author : Anthony Kemp
Publisher : Editions Heimdal
ISBN 13 : 9782840481690
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metz, 1944 written by Anthony Kemp and published by Editions Heimdal. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author concentrates on the Battle of Metz which was to be decisive for the operations in Lorraine which followed.The battle is told step by step, constructed from the testimony of numerous veteransand therefore much of the material has never before been published . Photos taken at the time are juxtaposed with photos taken at the present day, accompanied by documents of the veterans themselves. This memorial to the Battle of Metz is a prequel to the earlier publication in 1984 by Heimdal of Memorial Lorraine.

Author : Hugh Marshall Cole
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lorraine Campaign written by Hugh Marshall Cole and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account focuses on the tactical operations of the Third Army and its subordinate units between 1 September and 18 December 1944.

Author : Dr. Christopher R. Gabel
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786257548
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lorraine Campaign: An Overview, September-December 1944 [Illustrated Edition] written by Dr. Christopher R. Gabel and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with over 20 maps and diagrams The Lorraine Campaign: An Overview, September-December 1944 originated at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College as an introductory lesson to a course on corps operations. It is an adaptation of a narrated slide presentation used to provide students with a historical context on which to base their studies of current doctrine. The Lorraine Campaign, which included failures as well as successes, was chosen because it encompassed a variety of operations that involved such factors as logistics, intelligence, and weather. This overview serves as a point of departure for more in-depth studies, sets the stage for the analysis of unit operations from platoon to corps, and furnishes a useful reference for studying branch operations in battle. Repeated reference to this overview will give students an insight into specific operations or single branch actions. This study also provides a concise summary of Third Army operations in one of the World War II European campaigns.

Author : Tobias O. Vogt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781593302771
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Iron Men of Metz written by Tobias O. Vogt and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colorful collection of oral histories offered in their entirety, this book begins with the circumstances leading up to World War II and an overview of the African, European, and Pacific theaters of operation.

Author : Gordon Russell Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 826 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Army Almanac written by Gordon Russell Young and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amerikansk militærhistorie, amerikanske hær's historie. Army Almanac for 1959. Udkom første gang i 1950 (dette ex. er på DEPOT I-1159). KGB har1959-udgaven med ajourførte oplysninger på Læsesalen. En form for grundbog om US Army. Indeholder alle mulige nyttige oplysninger og informationer om den amerikanske hær, organisation, opdeling, enheder, uddannelse, officerskorpset, veteraner, material, våben, uniformer, udrustning, efterretningsvirksomhed, logistikområdet, militærlove, dekorationer og belønninger, oversigt over generaler, hærens relationer til det civile, m.m. samt afsnit om USA's deltagelse i krige og væbnede konflikter fra Uafhængighedskrigene i 1775 til Koreakrigen i 1950, væbnede konflikter, "småkrige", m.m.