The Germans in Normandy

Richard Hargreaves

Stackpole Books, 2008 - History - 271 pages

• The Normandy campaign from the German perspective
• Covers D-Day, Villers-Bocage, Cherbourg, St. Lô, Caen, Avranches, and other battles in hedgerow country
• Erwin Rommel, Michael Wittmann, and Kurt Meyer appear

Drawing on letters, diaries, firsthand accounts, and official documents, The Germans in Normandy paints a vivid and frequently horrific picture of life for the men who held Hitler's vaunted Atlantic Wall when the Allies invaded France in June 1944 and who put up a bitter but ultimately hopeless defense throughout that summer. These are the German soldiers who manned the pillboxes on Omaha Beach, fired the machine guns across farmfields, and commanded the Tiger tanks. To read about the war from their point of view is sobering and informative.

About the author

Richard Hargreaves is also the author of The Germans in Normandy (978-0-8117-3513-1) and Blitzkrieg Unleashed (978-0-8117-0724-4). He lives near Portsmouth, England.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Germans in Normandy; G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series; Stackpole Military History Series
• Author: Richard Hargreaves
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2008
• ISBN: 0811735133, 9780811735131
• Length: 271 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / France; History / Europe / General; History / Europe / Germany; History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater; History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General