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Book SynopsisThe crossing of the river Rhine marked the beginning of the end of the Third Reich, but the Wehrmacht would fight ferociously on its home soil until the fall of Berlin. The Battle of Germany saw the most advanced tanks of the Allies pitted against the remnants of the once-formidable Panzerwaffe, now exhausted and lacking many of the essentials of armored warfare, but equipped with the biggest and most powerful tanks they would ever field. In these last months the Allies were now equipped with the most advanced Shermans such as the M4A3E8, as well as some of the types that would go on to have successful postwar careers such as the Pershing, Comet, and Chaffee. In contrast the Panzer forces had pinned their hopes on small numbers of monstrous types such as the Jagdtiger and Tiger II, as well as the workhorse
Sturmgeschütz and Panzer IVs and Vs. But with German forces crumbling, the Panzerwaffe lacked trained crews, replacement vehicles and fuel, while the Allies' well-supported t
Trade ReviewThis is a book that contains something for all military interests, from modellers and wargamers, to the general reader and the battlefield tourist. -- John Norris * Gun Mart & Militaria Mart magazine *
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION THE CAMPAIGN DOCTRINE AND ORGANIZATION -Wehrmacht -US Army -British/Canadian Armies TECHNICAL FACTORS -Wehrmacht -US Army -British/Canadian Armies BATTLE ANALYSIS FURTHER READING INDEX
