Smashing the Atlantic wall | battles for Hitler's coastal fortresses
Author - Patrick Delaforce
Year published - 2001
Published by - Cassell Military
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - World War 2 - Europe
Summary
In 1940 Hitler ordered the building of a protective defensive system along 1500 miles of coastline from Denmark to the Spanish border. He was personally involved in the planning which was based around 15 mammoth fortresses guarding vital ports. Built by the Todd Organization using slave labor, the scale of the Atlantic Wall was unprecedented. This book is about that wall and the Allies attempt to break thru them or simply by pass them in order to achieve victory.
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Author - Patrick Delaforce
Year published - 2001
Published by - Cassell Military
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - World War 2 - Europe
Summary
In 1940 Hitler ordered the building of a protective defensive system along 1500 miles of coastline from Denmark to the Spanish border. He was personally involved in the planning which was based around 15 mammoth fortresses guarding vital ports. Built by the Todd Organization using slave labor, the scale of the Atlantic Wall was unprecedented. This book is about that wall and the Allies attempt to break thru them or simply by pass them in order to achieve victory.
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Author - Patrick Delaforce
Year published - 2001
Published by - Cassell Military
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - World War 2 - Europe
Summary
In 1940 Hitler ordered the building of a protective defensive system along 1500 miles of coastline from Denmark to the Spanish border. He was personally involved in the planning which was based around 15 mammoth fortresses guarding vital ports. Built by the Todd Organization using slave labor, the scale of the Atlantic Wall was unprecedented. This book is about that wall and the Allies attempt to break thru them or simply by pass them in order to achieve victory.
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