Metz 1944: Patton’s fortified nemesis (Campaign)

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Metz 1944: Patton’s fortified nemesis (Campaign)

General George Patton's most controversial campaign was the series of battles in autumn 1944 along the German frontier which centered on the fortified city of Metz. It took nearly four months, from September to December 1944, for Patton's Third Army to capture the Metz-Thionville fortified zone. In part, the problem was logistics. As was the case with the rest of the Allied forces in the European Theatre, supplies were limited until the port of Antwerp could finally be cleared. Also problematic was the weather. The autumn of 1944 was one of the wettest on record, and hardly conducive to the type of mechanized warfare for which Patton was so famous. However at the heart of the problem was the accretion of sophisticated fortifications. Metz had been fortified since ancient times, heavily rebuilt by France in the post-Napoleonic period, modernized by Germany in 1870-1914, and modernized by France during the Maginot effort in 1935-40. The Germans hoped to hold Metz with a thin screen of second-rate troops, counting on the impregnable fortifications. This book covers the entire campaign from beginning to end, offering an unbiased assessment of the success and failures of both the Allied and Axis efforts.
Country USA
Brand Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer Osprey Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber OSPCAM242
Model OSPCAM242
ReleaseDate 2012-03-20
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781849085915

Country	USA
Brand	Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer	Osprey Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	OSPCAM242
Model	OSPCAM242
ReleaseDate	2012-03-20
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781849085915

Metz 1944: Patton’s fortified nemesis (Campaign)

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