The Fall of the Third Reich (Figure, photograph, map)

Author: (Eng) Duncan Anderson
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Publishing Date: 2002-06-01
Features: The Fall of the Third Reich describes major battles from the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 to the Allied advance to the Elbe River in May 1945, and the Soviet capture of Berlin. Every important and authoritative description in the book is accompanied by numerous rare photographs. World War II is the most influential historical event in human history, and its impact is still visible worldwide today. Therefore, reviewing history is our inescapable responsibility—it may not make everyone feel guilty or ashamed, but it will make us think deeply and enable us to take action to change the current situation. Major Battles of World War II is a series licensed by the British Amber Company, meticulously written by experts in their respective fields according to the progress of major battles on the major battlefields of World War II. Many of the accompanying images are published for the first time, making it highly valuable for readers to understand this period of history. The Allied forces successfully carried out the D-Day landing on June 6, 1944, ultimately opening a second front in Western Europe and signaling the downfall of Hitler's regime. From August 1944, when they broke through the landing beaches, the Allied forces advanced swiftly toward Berlin with overwhelming momentum, decisively defeating the remaining German troops holding out and moving toward the final victory. Meanwhile, Soviet forces also advanced from the Eastern Front. The Fall of the Third Reich is a comprehensive record of events on the Western Front after D-Day (Day of Landing). It provides a detailed exploration of the situation of Germany and the Allies in 1944, as well as the planning and preparation for the D-Day landing operation. The battles covered in the book include the largest amphibious operation—the Allied D-Day landing; the fierce fighting in Normandy; the Allied advance from the beaches into the interior; the liberation of Paris and the German border; "Operation Market Garden" (the offensive in southern France); the liberation of the Netherlands and Belgium; "Battle of the Bulge" (Hitler's last gamble); the crossing of the Rhine River in early 1945; and finally, the Allied advance to Berlin, with Eisenhower halting the advance at the Elbe River. The Fall of the Third Reich provides an excellent account of the battles on the Western Front in the final years of World War II, accompanied by more than 250 color and black-and-white photographs, and featuring all the main heavy weapons used in the battles...