Retreat to the Reich
Subtitle: the German defeat in France, 1944
By: Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France.; Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- 20th century.
Description: "Military historian Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr. recaptures the desperation of the Wehrmacht as the thin gray line in Normandy finally snapped, the 5th Panzer and 7th Armies collapsed, and the survivors fled the Allied steamroller in a mad dash back to the Reich. From the reactions of soldiers in the field to military decisions at the highest levels, this is the story of the Reich's unraveling told from a German perspective."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-261) and index.