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  • The Battle for the Maginot Line, 1940

    This vividly detailed WWII history offers an in-depth look at the French military fortifications designed to deter German invasion.Before the outbreak of the Second World War, the French military constructed an extensive network of bunkers, forts, and weapons installations along the country's eastern border. In this detailed and graphic historical account, Clayton Donnell examines what it was like ... Read more

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  • Shenandoah Valley 1862

    Stonewall Jackson outmaneuvers the Union

    Series Book 258 - Campaign
    A detailed account of the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1862, which saw Confederate forces under “Stonewall” Jackson overwhelm a series of superior Union forces in a 48-day campaign.Major General “Stonewall” Jackson became a legend for his actions in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, in 1862. Marching over 600 miles in 48 days, he, along with his army, won five major battles. His forces, never ... Read more

    $21.19 CAD

  • The Fortifications of Verdun 1874–1917

    Series Book 103 - Fortress
    Featuring illustrations throughout, this concise volume explores the development of the fortress of Verdun and the climactic battle that took place around it.The ring of fortifications protecting the city of Verdun on the Meuse River would become critical in the infamous battle of World War I. This book examines these fortifications, including the famous forts of Douaumont and Vaux that saw some ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Eben-Emael & the Defence of Fortress Belgium, 1940

    In the early morning of 10 May 1940, the sky literally fell on the heads of the defenders of Fort Eben-Emael, considered to be Belgium's most powerful fortress. This huge structure, with its powerful artillery and infantry weapons, was the key to the Meuse and Albert Canal defences. In the darkness of the pre-dawn, German DFS 230 gliders drifted silently over the southern Netherlands, landing one ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The German Fortress of Metz 1870–1944

    Series Book 78 - Fortress
    The design development and combat history of some of the most technologically advanced fortress networks in Germany and France.Following the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the German Army began to construct a fortress line from Strasbourg to Luxembourg to protect their new territory, the centrepiece of which was the great Moselstellung (Moselle Position) of Metz / ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Defence of Sevastopol, 1941–1942

    The Soviet Perspective

    This vividly detailed WWII history chronicles one of the hardest-fought battles of the Crimea Campaign.In December 1941, while America was reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor and the offensives of the German Army Groups North and Center were stalled in the brutal Russian winter, the German Eleventh Army encircled the vast fortress of Sevastopol in the Crimea. The Red Army faced massive air, ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The German Fortress of Metz 1870–1944

    Series Book 78 - Fortress
    The design development and combat history of some of the most technologically advanced fortress networks in Germany and France.Following the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the German Army began to construct a fortress line from Strasbourg to Luxembourg to protect their new territory, the centrepiece of which was the great Moselstellung (Moselle Position) of Metz / ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Shenandoah Valley 1862

    Stonewall Jackson outmaneuvers the Union

    Series Book 258 - Campaign
    A detailed account of the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1862, which saw Confederate forces under “Stonewall” Jackson overwhelm a series of superior Union forces in a 48-day campaign.Major General “Stonewall” Jackson became a legend for his actions in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, in 1862. Marching over 600 miles in 48 days, he, along with his army, won five major battles. His forces, never ... Read more

    $21.19 CAD

  • Breaking the Fortress Line, 1914

    Breaking the Fortress Line 1914 offers a fascinating new perspective on the German offensive against France and Belgium in 1914. In graphic detail it describes the intense fighting that took place around the forts and fortified cities that stood in the path of the German invasion. The ordeal began with the German assault on the mighty fortress of Lige. They took twelve days to batter their way ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Maginot Line Gun Turrets

    And French gun turret development 1880–1940

    Series Book 250 - New Vanguard
    The Maginot Line was one of the most advanced networks of fortifications in history. Built in the aftermath of World War I, and stretching along the French eastern border from Belgium to Switzerland, it was designed to prevent German troops from ever setting foot on French soil again.Its primary defensive weapons were the gun turrets. Beginning development in the 1870s and improving on German ... Read more

    $17.29 CAD

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    The German Army at D-Day

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    In one of history’s most violent battles, Allied troops gathered along the shores of southern England, preparing for the invasion of Hitler's Fortress Europe. Facing them-from the Pas de Calais to Brittany-were German troops, dug in, waiting and preparing for the inevitable confrontation.History is often told from the perspective of the victors and oftentimes we do not hear the other side of the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Atlantic Wall

    History and Guide

    This WWII history and visitor's guide explores the extensive network of Nazi fortifications built to defend Fortress Europe.Hitler's Atlantic Wall, the complex system of coastal fortifications that stretched from Norway to the Spanish border during the Second World War, was built to defend occupied Europe from Allied invasion. Many of its principal structures survive and can be visited today. This ... Read more

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