Onslaught on Hitler's Rhine: Operations Plunder and Varsity March 1945
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.91 (508 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1781554412 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He was awarded the Bronze Cross of Orange-Nassau and was twice mentioned in despatches. . After the war he worked as a Port wine shipper and in advertising before becoming a professional writer. He is the author of many Military History books as well as a number of travel books and biographies. Patrick Delaforce fought as a troop leader in Normandy and also se
He is the author of many Military History books as well as a number of travel books and biographies. About the Author Patrick Delaforce fought as a troop leader in Normandy and also served in Germany and Holland during the Second World War. . After the war he worked as a Port wine shipper and in advertising before becoming a professional writer. He was awarded the Bronze Cross of Orange-Nassau and was twice mentioned in despatches
history Buff said Five Stars. little known info
The book is part of a Fonthill trilogy by Delaforce: Monty's Rhine Adventure (Market Garden); and Invasion of the Third Reich (the campaign after Plunder).. Patrick Delaforce fought in Blockbuster, Plunder and all the river battles in his armored battle group, which reached the Danish frontier just before Stalin's Cossacks. Operation Plunder was Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's swan song. It is rarely mentioned in the Second World War history books, and when it is, both American and British military historians dismiss it as being ultra-cautious. And so it was. Monty was by nature a cautious commander with dwindling manpower resources. So, in command of a British, a Canadian and an Amer