Rhineland: The Battle to End the War

by W.DenisWhitaker (Author), ShelaghWhitaker (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1990

  $3.42

  An account of the battle that took place in The Rhineland in 1945, as the Germans struggled to prevent the Allies from entering Germany. The book describes the role played by all units of the Allied armies in effecting a victory.

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  Paperback
  1991

  $3.42

  By the grim winter of 1944 the War was clearly won, yet it took six agonizing weeks for a million Allied men to conquer the tiny tract of the Rhineland. That battle claimed a total of 117,000 casualties. The aim of this book is to provide an account of the battle and to explain how such carnage was possible. The authors' view is that weak leadership at Allied Command was compounded by vacillation and squabbling among Eisenhower's generals, and that, by contrast, the German commanders were disciplined, resourceful and determined to fight to the bitter end. The award-winning authors, both from distinguished military families, also wrote Tug of War .