HITLER'S ATLANTIC WALL
HITLER'S ATLANTIC WALL

HITLER'S ATLANTIC WALL

L20170115
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From the south of France to the north of Norway, Hitler's Atlantic Wall first examines German defensive strategy, the various types of fortifications and bunkers, before presenting, country by country, all the most important sites — from the south-west coast of France, through Brittany, Normandy, the Pas-de-Calais, then Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway, where the northernmost defences were attacked by the Red Army at the end of 1944.

The book contains more than 500 illustrations: photographs, maps, diagrams, plans, etc., including aerial photographs of the D-Day beaches taken specifically for this volume.

• packed with photographs, maps, and reproductions of period documents.

• Its informative text and detailed captions transport the reader to the heart of the greatest amphibious invasion in history.

 

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Author 1
George Forty
Author 2
Leo Marriott
Author 3
Simon Forty
Language
French
Publisher
YSEC EDITIONS

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