Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 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 161
... Germans were in the city . The German advance was eventually stopped , and by fortifications , but these were temporary fieldworks consisting of trenches , dugouts and barbed wire . Allied counter - attacks foundered on identical ...
... Germans were in the city . The German advance was eventually stopped , and by fortifications , but these were temporary fieldworks consisting of trenches , dugouts and barbed wire . Allied counter - attacks foundered on identical ...
Page 169
... at the German cross - Channel supply routes , even more vulnerable with the approach of winter . Unlike the British the Germans had several 92 During the Second World War much ingenuity was devoted. The Second World War 169.
... at the German cross - Channel supply routes , even more vulnerable with the approach of winter . Unlike the British the Germans had several 92 During the Second World War much ingenuity was devoted. The Second World War 169.
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