Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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Page 159
... German boundary . They were of comparable strength , but whereas the French intended a spirited frontal attack on the German positions and a quick dash to Berlin , the Germans decided to outflank the French pos- itions altogether . The ...
... German boundary . They were of comparable strength , but whereas the French intended a spirited frontal attack on the German positions and a quick dash to Berlin , the Germans decided to outflank the French pos- itions altogether . The ...
Page 166
... German border was only two kilometres away . Every road junction from the blockhouses to the frontier was prepared for demolition ; every bridge on the frontier itself covered by fire from a fortified house . All that interlocking ...
... German border was only two kilometres away . Every road junction from the blockhouses to the frontier was prepared for demolition ; every bridge on the frontier itself covered by fire from a fortified house . All that interlocking ...
Page 167
... German thrust through the Ardennes and Bel- gium in 1940 . And Eben - Emael ? Nine gliders crashlanded on top of it . The German airborne troops they disgorged used hollow charges ( like petards ) to blow in the cupolas and embrasures ...
... German thrust through the Ardennes and Bel- gium in 1940 . And Eben - Emael ? Nine gliders crashlanded on top of it . The German airborne troops they disgorged used hollow charges ( like petards ) to blow in the cupolas and embrasures ...
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