Product Description

An account of the 1944 Operation Cobra. It demonstrates how this campaign ended the stalemate which had followed the Normandy landings and delivered a crushing blow to the German Army in France. Topics covered include the Avranches counterattack and the Falaise Pocket.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #435698 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

About the Author
Steven Zaloga was born in 1952, received his BA in history from Union College, and his MA from Columbia University. He has published numerous books and articles dealing with modern military technology, especially armoured vehicle development. His main area of interest is military affairs in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the Second World War, and he has also written extensively on American armoured forces.

Customer Reviews

A really good Osprey Campaign title
As I stressed already is some of my other reviews it is really not easy to write interestingly about some of the major WWII battles. The number of units, the similarity of fighting in conjunction with complexity of events on tactical level - all of that is a good recipe for a disaster. Well, in this case not only is the disaster avoided but Steven Zaloga did even manage a real "tour de force" - his book is really interesting. The description of events is clear and some moments are really passionating - especially the great air raids which breached German lines and the catastrophic "gauntlet running" by the 2nd SS Panzer Division. Maps are well made. The plates are honest, although it is clear that the illustrator cares much more about the Panzer and other "hardware" than about the human beings (the representation of the latter is really grotesque). All in all, a very good read and a very good Osprey Campaign title.