Merlin Robinson, Thomas Seignon

Division Leclerc

The Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division, 1940-1946
Illustrator: Ruggeri, Raffaele

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The battle history, men and equipment of the most famous Free French unit of World War II, led by France's best fighting general.

Produktdetails

• Elite
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 182mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 216g
• ISBN-13: 9781472830074
• ISBN-10: 1472830075
• Artikelnr.: 50855746

Autorenporträt

M.P. ROBINSON is a Canadian author who lives with his wife and 5 children near Toronto, Canada. He has a BA (Hons) History from York University, and has authored or co-authored 15 books and numerous articles on armoured vehicles and armoured warfare. His historical interest in politics and warfare spans from ancient times right up to the present day.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction: Philippe de Hautecloque becomes 'Francois Leclerc' * Gaullist mission to French Equatorial Africa
August 1940 * The Colonne Leclerc - seizure of French West Africa - raids on Italians in southern Libya - capture of strategic Kouffra Oasis
March 1941 * Co-operation with LRDG - link-up with Eighth Army
1942 * Brigade-strength 'L Force' in Tunisia
February-May 1943 * Formation of division
May-August 1943 - equipment by US Army * Assignment to Patton's Third Army in UK
spring 1944 * August 1944: Operation 'Cobra'
and liberation of Paris * Alsace/Lorraine - capture of Strasbourg
November 1944 * Into Bavaria
April 1945 * Occupation duties
and stand down
1946.