Smashing the Atlantic Wall : The Destruction

When, in September 1940, Adolf Hitler cancelled Operation Sealion, the proposed invasion of Britain by secret edict, he ordered the construction by the Todt Organisation of 1,500 miles of Atlantic Wall defences along the French, Belgian and Dutch coastlines. Every seaport was turned into a fortress. Hitler designed the layout and military defences of each one and specified the quality and quantity of cement and steel required. He personally appointed the commandants who swore an oath of allegiance and promised to fight to the finish.

The maps	p. 7
Introduction: The Cinderella War	p. 9
Adolf Hitler's Fortress-Ports and the Secret Edicts	p. 15
Churchill and the Second Front	p. 44
Operation Neptune: Naval Operation Orders	p. 52
The Capture of Cherbourg: 'A field of devastation'	p. 60
Von Aulock's Gallant Defence of St Malo	p. 79
The Taking of Brest: 'A symbolic Value'	p. 90
The Mousetrap War: Containing the Atlantic Fortress-Ports	p. 108
Rouen and the Return to Dieppe	p. 114
The Capture of Antwerp: 'A stunning surprise'	p. 120
Dunkirk: 'An unknown, undramatic, dirty little war'	p. 127
Ostend and Zeebrugge Cleared	p. 134
The Capture of Le Havre: Operation Astonia	p. 137
The Capture of Boulogne: Operation Wellhit	p. 144
The Capture of Calais and Cap Gris-Nez: Operation Undergo	p. 152
Scheldt Operation: 'It lacked glamour'	p. 161
Operation Angus: Clearing South Beveland Isthmus	p. 169
Hitler's Scheldt Fortress South: Operation Switchback	p. 175
Operation Vitality I: 'Felt increasingly forgotten'	p. 183
Operation Vitality II: Lowland Division in Action	p. 188
Operation Infatuate I: 'It was very nasty'	p. 190
Operation Infatuate II: 'All hell was let loose'	p. 194
Operation Calender: 'Delight in getting mines'	p. 207
A Kind of Odd-Job Formation	p. 212
The Logistical War of Supply and Demand	p. 215
The Verdronken Land: The Drowned Land	p. 222
Bibliography	p. 225
Glossary	p. 226
Canadian Forces	p. 230
Index	p. 231
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Smashing the Atlantic Wall : The Destruction of Hitler's Coastal Fortresses

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials