Author: Whiting, Charles (aka Leo Kessler),
Title: BATTLE OF THE RUHR POCKET.
Description: Pan / Ballantine, London, 1972 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp,half tone photo pictorial double title, map, numerous half tone and line ills., photo pictorial wrappers, in the Pan/Ballantine series 'Illustrated History of World War ll', the original Allied plan once the Rhine has been crossed was to make a dash for Berlin on a narrow front, by-passing the industrial Ruhr area to the north. After the Ardennes offensive, when Montgomery had come to Bradley's aid, Bradley persuaded Eisenhower that to save face the advance should be led by US forces to encircle the Ruhr and continue into Germany on a wide front, a plan which eventually lost them the race for Berlin to the Russians, spine sunned, rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good,
Keywords: war ww2 pan ballantine army ruhr berlin germany bradley
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Title: BATTLE OF THE RUHR POCKET.
Description: Pan / Ballantine, London, 1972 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp,half tone photo pictorial double title, map, numerous half tone and line ills., photo pictorial wrappers, in the Pan/Ballantine series 'Illustrated History of World War ll', the original Allied plan once the Rhine has been crossed was to make a dash for Berlin on a narrow front, by-passing the industrial Ruhr area to the north. After the Ardennes offensive, when Montgomery had come to Bradley's aid, Bradley persuaded Eisenhower that to save face the advance should be led by US forces to encircle the Ruhr and continue into Germany on a wide front, a plan which eventually lost them the race for Berlin to the Russians, spine sunned, rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good,
Keywords: war ww2 pan ballantine army ruhr berlin germany bradley
Price: GBP 7.00 = appr. US$ 10.00 Seller: A Book for all Reasons
- Book number: 44955
- Book number: 44955
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