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9780815411598

The Desert Fox in Normandy: Rommel's Defense of Fortress Europe

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  • ISBN13:

    9780815411598

  • ISBN10:

    0815411596

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-09-01
  • Publisher: Natl Book Network

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Summary

As 1943 came to a close, Field Marshall Erwin Rommel was givenhis most challenging and important assignment to date--to repel the impending Allied invasion. The German high command anticipated that 1944 would be the year for the long-awaited amphibious cross-channel invasion.

Author Biography

Acclaimed World War II historian Dr. Samuel W. Mitcham Jr. is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; author of Triumphant Fox and Hitler's Field Marshals; and coauthor (with Gene Mueller) of Hitler's Commanders. He lives in Monroe, Louisiana

Table of Contents

Illustrations
ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
The Atlantic Wall
1(56)
D-Day
57(36)
Holding Fast
93(36)
Cherbourg
129(12)
The Crumbling Fortress
141(38)
``A Pitiless Destiny''
179(24)
Appendix I: Table of Equivalent Ranks 203(2)
Appendix II: German Staff Abbreviations 205(2)
Appendix III: Characteristics of Opposing Tanks 207(2)
Appendix IV: Rommel's Schedule, March 23-June 4, 1944 209(4)
Bibliography 213(6)
Index 219

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