ROM the opening shots of the Second World War in Poland in September 1939, through the Blitzkrieg victories in France and the Low Countries, the German Army was at the forefront of battle. It remained in the thick of the action - the Eastern Front, North Africa, the Balkans, Scandinavia and North West Europe - right up until the last desperate shots were fired over the ruins of a crumbling Third Reich in May 1945. As the instrument with which Hitler was to achieve his plan for world domination, the German Army was at the cutting edge of twentieth-century military history.
Before the emergence of the US Army as a force to be reckoned with later in the Second World War, the German Army was the most powerful, efficient and well-equipped fighting force in the world.
James Lucas takes a comprehensive look at the German Army (das Heer) as it evolved during the Second World War. In particular the book focuses on its origins in the post-Versailles Treaty era and its resurgence under the Nazi regime; training and organisation during the war years; equipment, vehicles and weapons; uniforms, ranks and insignia and so on. He also describes the parts played by the Waffen-SS and the airborne arm of the service, the Fallschirmjager. Although neither force was strictly army, both fought as ground troops under Army commanders.
Illustrated with almost 200 photographs and line drawings, this is an indispensable and fascinating guide to one of the most feared armies of the twentieth century.
Название: GERMAN ARMY HANDBOOK 1939-1945
автор: JAMES LUCAS
издательство: SUTTON PUBLISHING
Год издания: 2002
Кол-во страниц: 226
Язык: english
Формат: pdf
Размер: 67.1 Mb
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