After the fierce battles in the Falaise Pocket in August 1944, the remaining German Army units in Normandy were in full blown retreat for the relative safety of the eastern bank of the River Seine.

First published in 2010, for this new edition Swedish military historian Zetterling, author of several works on Germany and the Second World War, has revised and expanded his essential guide to German ...

during the wake of the Allied forces' successful D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, it seemed as if the Second World War was all but over. On Dec. 16, with the onset of winter, the German army ...

With Soviet troops bearing down on Berlin, and American forces routing what remained of the German army in the surrounding ... the Allies landed at Normandy. Soon after, Rommel was seriously ...

The landings in Normandy comprised nearly 50 miles of coastline, including Juno, Gold, Sword, Utah, and Omaha beaches. Most of the American casualties came at Omaha Beach, where German resistance ...

was hand-picked by General Dwight Eisenhower to command the 1st U.S. Army during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Under Bradley's direction, American forces liberated Paris, turned back ...