Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II (Stackpole Military History Series)

( • Guide to the French defenses encountered by the Germa...)

• Guide to the French defenses encountered by the German blitzkrieg in 1940 • Includes finely detailed plans, diagrams, and schematics of forts, blockhouses, turrets, artillery pieces, tanks, and more Between the world wars, France constructed a vast and complex array of defenses designed to prevent German forces from penetrating the French heartland as they had during World War I. Among these was the famous Maginot Line, the last of the great gun-bearing fortifications, but France also built defenses along its coasts and in its territories in North Africa. Fully illustrated with photos, maps, and drawings, Fortress France describes the design and construction of these fortifications, discusses French defensive doctrine and strategy, and explains why these efforts proved unable to stop the German attack in the spring of 1940.

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American GI in Europe in World War II, The: The March to D-Day

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• Firsthand accounts and contextual narrative chronicling the U.S. war effort before D-Day • Sidebars on patrols, service troops, the replacement system, Rangers, and more • Based on interviews with more than 200 veterans This prequel to The American GI in Europe in World War II: D-Day: Storming Ashore (978-0-8117-0454-0) details American involvement in World War II from Pearl Harbor to the preparations for D-Day, June 6, 1944. Weaving together veterans' testimonies, the Kaufmanns capture the complete experience of the individual soldier from stateside training to overseas combat. This volume covers not only recruiting and training, but also combat in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, the Battle of the Atlantic, and the air war over Europe.

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American GI in Europe in World War II, The: The Battle in France

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• Firsthand accounts and contextual narrative chronicling the war in Europe after D-Day • Sidebars on glider operations, rear-area activities, hedgerow country, and more • Based on interviews with more than 200 veterans The final installment of this trilogy details the U.S. Army's battles in France following the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. After establishing beachheads at Omaha and Utah Beaches, American troops slogged inland for almost two months, battling through Normandy hedgerow by hedgerow before breaking out in Operation Cobra. Several weeks later, an Allied force that included American GIs invaded southern France and began the hard fight northward. Weaving together veterans' testimonies, the Kaufmanns capture the complete experience of the individual soldier during the brutal summer of 1944.

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American GI in Europe in World War II, The: D-Day: Storming Ashore by Kaufmann, J. E., Kaufmann, H. W. (2009) Hardcover

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The American G. I. In Europe in World War Two: D-Day - Storming Ashore

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American GI in Europe in World War II, The: D-Day: Storming Ashore

( • Covers the D-Day airborne drops and amphibious landin...)

• Covers the D-Day airborne drops and amphibious landings at Omaha Beach and Utah Beach • Includes sidebars on landing craft, the naval bombardment, engineers, medics, the Germans' defenses, and more In the spirit of Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers and Cornelius Ryan's The Longest Day and A Bridge Too Far, J. E. Kaufmann and H. W. Kaufmann weave together firsthand accounts of American soldiers to capture the complete experience of the individual GI in World War II, from stateside training to overseas combat. Based on interviews with more than 200 veterans, The American GI in Europe in World War II also tells the story of the mighty effort to liberate Europe through the brave young men who fought there.

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Fortifications of the Incas (Fortress)

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The greatest period of Inca expansion occurred during the reigns of Pachacuti (1438–71), Tupa Inca (1471–93), and Huayna Capac (1493–1527). From the mountain stronghold of Cuzco, they subjugated the surrounding kingdoms and territories, absorbing their civilizations and their peoples. By 1525, they dominated much of the west of the continent, relying on fortified strongholds, an extensive system of roads an bridges, and obligatory military service to control local populations. This title takes a detailed look at the development of Incan fortification techniques, and examines how they came to be overrun by the Spanish conquistadors.

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