Overview
A revised and updated single-source reference book which accurately details the German field forces employed in Normandy in 1944 and their losses. Dr. Zetterling provides a sobering analysis of the subject matter and debunks a number of popular myths concerning the campaign (the effectiveness of Allied air power; the preferential treatment of Waffen-SS formations in comparison to their army counterparts; etc.). He supports his text with exhaustive footnoting and provides an organisational chart for most of the formations covered in the book. Includes numerous organisational diagrams, charts, tables and graphs. AUTHOR: Niklas Zetterling is a military historian and researcher at the Swedish Defense College. His previous books include Bismarck, The Korsun Pocket, and The Drive on Moscow, 1941.
Full Product Details
Author: Niklas Zetterling
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
Edition: Revised ed.
ISBN: 9781612008165
ISBN 10: 161200816
Pages: 450
Publication Date: 27 December 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
...circumstances or the greater context of the event(s) in question. Consequently, as the author states, this is a starting point for a better understanding of the Normandy campaign and a worthwhile contribution to WWII literature. -- WWII and other Book Reviews Of special note is the inclusion of numerous organizational diagrams, charts, tables and graphs... -- Midwest Book Review Zetterling offers a comprehensive breakdown of German units based on numbers, numbers, and more numbers unearthed from primary documents, often cross-checked across other primary documents, post-war interviews, and the occasional secondary source. -- Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
Zetterling offers a comprehensive breakdown of German units based on numbers, numbers, and more numbers unearthed from primary documents, often cross-checked across other primary documents, post-war interviews, and the occasional secondary source. --Historical Miniatures Gaming Society ...circumstances or the greater context of the event(s) in question. Consequently, as the author states, this is a starting point for a better understanding of the Normandy campaign and a worthwhile contribution to WWII literature. --WWII and other Book Reviews Of special note is the inclusion of numerous organizational diagrams, charts, tables and graphs... --Midwest Book Review
...circumstances or the greater context of the event(s) in question. Consequently, as the author states, this is a starting point for a better understanding of the Normandy campaign and a worthwhile contribution to WWII literature. --WWII and other Book Reviews Of special note is the inclusion of numerous organizational diagrams, charts, tables and graphs... --Midwest Book Review
Author Information
Niklas Zetterling, a researcher at the Swedish Defense College, is most recently co-author of The Korsun Pocket: The Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East, 1944. Together with Michael Tamelander, a part-time military author, they have written books about the battleship Tirpitz, the D-Day landings and the 1940 campaign in Norway.
