Deze serie dompelt lezers onder in de cruciale momenten van de Tweede Wereldoorlog met nauwgezette details en historische diepgang. Het biedt een uitgebreid overzicht van de strategische veldslagen die de moderne geschiedenis op het Europese continent hebben gevormd. Duik in epische confrontaties, begrijp de complexiteit van militair leiderschap en waardeer de moed van de soldaten aan het front. Dit is essentieel leesvoer voor elke liefhebber van militaire geschiedenis.
Hell's Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of road that the British 3rd Guards Armoured Division had to advance down rapidly on their route to relieve the American Paras (82d Airborne) at Nijmegen and the British I st Airborne Division at Arnhem. Adopting the clear and successful style of Battleground works this book relies on personal accounts to embellish this dramatic story.
"The infamous SS Das Reich Division was resting in Montauban, South West France when the Allies invaded Normandy in June 1944. When ordered to rush north, they ran into a series of French Resistance, SAS and SOE delaying actions. This ruthless Division reacted violently and their reprisals culminated in the Massacre at Oradour. This book tells the story of those heroic and tragic days from the British, French and German viewpoints."
In the second of his two Battleground guides, Frank Steer concentrates on the battle in the town itself and particularly for the vital bridge. Seized at a comparatively early stage, the bridge became the focus for prolonged and vicious fighting. The fact that this battle was lost in no way diminished the extent of the achievement of the Paras.