John Frayn Turner, Robert Jackson

Destination Berchtesgaden (eBook, ePUB)

The US Seventh Army during World War II

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The actions of General Patch's Seventh Army are analysed and assessed in this detailed history of their advance across Europe in 1943-45.

Of the US Armies fighting in Europe at the end of World War II, General Patch's Seventh Army has received the least attention from historians. Although over-shadowed by the performance of General Patton and the actions of his US Third Army (breaking out of the Normandy bridgehead, liberating Paris and seizing Remagen bridge), the Seventh Army made a considerable contribution to the Allied victory, particularly their rapid advance through southern Germany and Austria.

The Seventh Army landed in Sicily in 1943, and then took part in Operation Anvil in 1944 before advancing across the Rhine and reaching Berchtesgaden itself. Both the successes and setbacks of the Seventh Army are discussed in this volume, as well as discussing the tactical victories and defeats that contributed to the Allied campaign.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 193
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780967288
• Artikelnr.: 38437981

Autorenporträt

John Frayn Turner is the internationally-known author of over 20 books. Born in Portsmouth he served with the British Royal Navy. Many of his books have been on military, naval, and aviation subjects. John spent nearly a decade working on RAF publicity and made numerous test flights of new aeroplanes. He accompanied the Red Arrows aerobatics team and flew at twice the speed of sound back in 1963. He had 20 years combined service with the Ministry of Defence and the Central Office of Information.