Julien Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 The Falaise Pocket - Normandy August 1944 ISBN : 9781612007274 Casemate Illustrated - Casemate UK There is no doubt the Battle for Normandy was worse in some cases than the allies expected, though by August 1944 while the Germany Army was still managing to hold back the Allies there was some turmoil in its ranks, and the cost of the defence was great in resources that they just could not replace., it was not helped by the fact that the allies had all but gained air superiority over the battlefield. German Army Group B was unable to contain the allies with the Americans advancing South & East, while at the same time the Canadians & British were advancing South. Field Marshal von Kluge was refused permission to withdraw by Hitler, instead he was ordered to counter attack. This only made the situation for the Germans worse, in fact they became enveloped by the Allied advance. Montgommery saw what was happening and ordered the allied armies to converge on Falaise, which they did surrounding 50,000 German troops. While many of these troops would escape, many would not and the losses of equipment was a massive blow to the Germans as they just could not replace it. This book in the Casemate Illustrated series combines text, pictures, and maps to bring us the Allied Assault, and the Germans defence. The book goes into details of the planning, and execution from different commanders on both sides. There are profiles of the tanks, vehicles and aircraft which took part. The book is A5 in format, 120 pages long and contains many contemporary photographs. Conclusion If you're interested in the war in the last hurrah of the Germany Army on the western front and how/where the Germans counteroffensive failed this is a good read. There are plenty of photos and profiles for the modeller. Highly Recommended. Review sample courtesy of 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Any indication on price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire man Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Amazon have it at £13.99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 As do Casemate if you click on the Available Here button above. I'll likely get mine through Book Depository, at not much more than that including post to New Zealand. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Mutley said: Any indication on price? If you click on the big "Available Here" button in the review it takes you to Casemate;s website where you can buy it. They currently have it on offer for £14 That is why we put the link on the reviews. Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Julien said: If you click on the big "Available Here" button in the review it takes you to Casemate;s website where you can buy it. They currently have it on offer for £14 That is why we put the link on the reviews. Julien Thanks for the attitude! If it had shown up on my phone, i would have followed. Hence the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 20 hours ago, Mutley said: Thanks for the attitude! I hate predictive texting. I'll be that was meant to be "Thanks for the assistance".. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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