The German Fortress of Metz 1870–1944

The German Fortress of Metz 1870–1944
Author: Clayton Donnell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2013-01-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1472800257


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Following the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the German Army began to construct a fortress line from Strasbourg to Luxembourg to protect their new territory, the centrepiece of which was the great Moselstellung (Moselle Position) of Metz / Thionville. Illustrated with rare photographs and full-colour cutaway artwork, this book examines the design and development of the fortress and analyses its use in combat, focusing particularly on the part it played in holding up General Patton's Third Army's advance across France in 1944.


The German Fortress of Metz 1870–1944
Language: en
Pages: 154
Authors: Clayton Donnell
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Following the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the German Army began to construct a fortress line from Strasbourg to Luxembourg to prot
The German Fortress of Metz 1870–1944
Language: en
Pages: 66
Authors: Clayton Donnell
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Following the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the German Army began to construct a fortress line from Strasbourg to Luxembourg to prot
Metz 1944
Language: en
Pages: 212
Authors: Steven J. Zaloga
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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A complete examination of Patton's campaign to take the fortified city of Metz. General George Patton's most controversial campaign was the series of battles in
Metz 1944
Language: en
Pages: 98
Authors: Steven J. Zaloga
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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A complete examination of Patton's campaign to take the fortified city of Metz. General George Patton's most controversial campaign was the series of battles in
Defense of the Rhine 1944–45
Language: en
Pages: 66
Authors: Steven J. Zaloga
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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The Rhine River represented the last natural defensive barrier for the Third Reich in the autumn of 1944. Although Hitler had been reluctant to allow the constr