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  • The Capture of Caen

    The Fall of the City, June–July 1944

    by Tim Saunders ...
    The 1944 battle for Caen saw intense Allied-German combat, defensive actions, and key operations like Charnwood.With the German reinforcement of Normandy in April 1944, the chance of I Corps capturing Caen on D Day or shortly thereafter had become increasingly unlikely. And so it was, during D+1, the 21st Panzer Division were joined by the Hitlerjugend Panzer Division in a defensive wall around ... Read more

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  • Hill 112: The Key to defeating Hitler in Normandy

    by Tim Saunders ...
    A history of the relentless fighting between British and German forces in the French villages of Eterville and Maltot during World War II.'He who holds Hill 112 holds Normandy' seemed an unlikely maxim when the hill is viewed from a distance, but on reaching its plateau, the vistas unfold in every direction across a huge swath of Normandy. For the Germans it was their vital defensive ground, but ... Read more

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  • The Advance on Caen

    From Sword Beach Towards the City, 6-9 June 1944

    by Tim Saunders ...
    The 3rd Division's slow progress on D-Day, hindered by German defenses and reinforcements, delayed the capture of Caen, pivotal to Allied strategy.The COSSAC planners in 1943 outlined a strategy to capture the city of Caen, some 10 miles in-land from the coastline with an airborne division. On assumption of command of 21st Army Group, General Montgomery up-scaled the invasion and inserting SWORD ... Read more

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  • The Battle of the Reichswald

    Rhineland February 1945

    by Tim Saunders ...
    During winter 1944/45 few German officers believed that the Allies would attack the wooded Reichswald Plug on the narrow neck of land between the rivers Rhine and Maas. Consequently, relying on the natural defenses of the forest, the vaunted Siegfried Line had been allowed to peter out. The 84th Infantry Division held field defenses that had been worked on all autumn, but the defenders were thinly ... Read more

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  • In Company with Tanks

    8th Rifle Brigade in Normandy

    by Tim Saunders ...
    The 8th Rifle Brigade advances from training to combat in Normandy, shaping a pivotal wartime arc through fast breakthroughs, desperate defenses, and rapid, strategic gains.As the Second World War loomed, the Territorial Army was doubled and 2nd Battalion, The London Rifle Brigade was formed. This title was short lived and 8th Rifle Brigade joined the newly raised 11th Armoured Division in the ... Read more

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  • Commandos & Rangers

    D-Day Operations

    by Tim Saunders ...
    "A first-class work detailing the work of the elite British Commandos and their American counterpart the Rangers . . . Outstanding . . . 10/10." — The Great War MagazineIn the dark days of 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill showed his belief in ultimate victory by ordering the raising of the elite Commandos to "break the intolerable shackles of defeat." Having proved their worth in numerous ... Read more

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  • Breaking the Siegfried Line

    Rhineland, February 1945

    by Tim Saunders ...
    In this second of Tim Saunders' volumes on the opening stage of the 1945 Rhineland Campaign, the focus is to the north of the Reichswald, on the flood plain of the River Rhine and a narrow strip of slightly higher ground. Amidst the rapidly rising flood waters, 3rd Canadian Division earned the nickname 'The Water Rats' as they fought to clear villages and dykes, while on their right, the 15th ... Read more

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  • Battle for the Bocage: Normandy 1944

    The Fight for Point 103, Tilly-sur-Seulles, Vilers Bocage

    by Tim Saunders ...
    This WWII military study examines the combat experiences of three Allied divisions charged with spearheading the invasion of Normandy.To lead the charge into France after the Normandy landings, General Montgomery brought three veteran desert formations back from the Mediterranean. They were the 50th Infantry and 7th Armored divisions, plus 4th Armored Brigade. Their task beyond the beaches was to ... Read more

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  • Normandy: Hill 112

    The Battle of the Odon

    by Tim Saunders ...
    Series series Battleground Europe
    This WWII military history and battlefield guide examines a pivotal conflict of the Battle of Normandy—including detailed maps and illustrations.Over a month after the D-Day landings, the Allies were still confined to the Normandy peninsula. The German line was anchored by the medieval town of Caen, which the British were supposed to have occupied on D-Day. The key to capturing Caen was Hill 112, ... Read more

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  • Arras Counter-Attack, 1940

    by Tim Saunders ...
    On 21 May 1940 during the ill-fated Dunkirk Campaign the British launched an operation spearheaded by two tank regiments to help secure the city of Arras. This was the only significant armored operation mounted by the British during the campaign.Poorly coordinated and starting badly, the Matilda tanks ran into the flanks of Rommels over-extended 7th Panzer Division. With the German antitank guns, ... Read more

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  • By Glider into Battle

    12th Airborne Devons in Northwest Europe

    by Tim Saunders ...
    The 12th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment was raised for coastal defence in the West Country during the invasion scare of 1940, but when infantry brigades were reorganised in 1943, the Devons became ‘spare’. Confidently expecting to be disbanded, it was a surprise for the battalion - and for General Gale as well - to be posted to Bulford on Salisbury Plain to join the 6th Airborne Division.The ... Read more

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  • Salamanca Campaign 1812

    by Tim Saunders ...
    Series series Peninsular War Battlefield Companion
    "A brilliant account of Wellington's Salamanca campaign in 1812. Reads somewhat like a Sharpe adventure!" — Books MonthlyAfter a gap of two years, the 1812 Salamanca Campaign saw Wellington taking the offensive in Spain against Marshal Marmont's Army of Portugal. Marching from the border fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo which fell to the Allies in January, neither commander was willing to take the risk ... Read more

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