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Product Identifiers
PublisherNaval Institute Press
ISBN-101682476782
ISBN-139781682476789
eBay Product ID (ePID)6057290749
Product Key Features
Book TitleIn Final Defense of the Reich : the Destruction of the 6th Ss Mountain Division Nord
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicEurope / Germany, Military / World War II
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorStephen M. Rusiecki
Book SeriesAssociation of the United States Army Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight32.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Rusiecki's work is an excellent complement to anyone's library, and, as an addition to professional military literature writ large, it is highly recommended."--Army History, "Set against the backdrop of the final desperate hours of World War II, Stephen M. Rusiecki has written a vivid and dramatic account of an overlooked, titanic battle between the 6th SS Mountain Division and the U.S. 71st Infantry Division. Superbly researched and a welcome addition to the historiography of the war."--Carlo D'Este, author of Patton: A Genius for War and Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War
SynopsisThe book follows the histories of both the German and American divisions from their inceptions until their fateful confrontation and serves as a testament to the human experience in war, from the perspective of the soldiers and the civilians who suffered the brunt of the fighting., In April 1945, the American 71st Infantry Division exacted the final vestiges of life from the Reich's 6th SS Mountain Division in central Germany. This analysis of the battle demonstrates that the Wehrmacht's last gasp on the Western Front was anything but a whimper as some historians charge. Instead, Stephen Rusiecki argues, the Nazis fought to exact every last bit of pain possible. The book follows the histories of both the German and American divisions from their inceptions until their fateful confrontation and serves as a testament to the human experience in war, from the perspective of the soldiers and the civilians who suffered the brunt of the fighting., In Final Defense of the Reich follows the histories of both the German and American divisions from their inceptions until their fateful confrontation in 1945., In April 1945, the US 71st Infantry Division exacted the final vestiges of life from the 6th SS Mountain Division. This analysis of the battle demonstrates that the Wehrmacht's last gasp on the Western Front was anything but a whimper as some historians charge. Instead, Rusiecki argues, the Nazis fought to exact every last bit of pain possible.
