Table of Contents

Origins of the battle/Chronology/Opposing Commanders/Opposing Armies/Orders of Battle/Opposing Plans/The Breakout Battles/The Advance/Closing the Gap/Destruction of an Army/Aftermath/The Battlefield Today/Further Reading/Index

About the Author

Ken Ford was born in Hampshire in 1943. He trained as an engineer and spent almost 30 years in the telecommunications industry. He is now a bookseller specialising in military history, and an author, having written a number of books on various Second World War subjects. Previous titles for Osprey in the Campaign series include volumes 127: ‘Dieppe 1942’ and 134: ‘Cassino 1944’. Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of Art and has been a freelance designer and illustrator for over 20 years. He has worked for a number of publishers and is an associate member of the Guild of Aviation Artists. He has won both the Society of British Aerospace Companies Award and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy and has illustrated a number of books for Osprey including Campaign 69: ‘Nagashino 1575’ and Campaign 72: ‘Jutland 1916’. Howard lives and works in Kent.