Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology

The strategic setting
Opposing commanders
Opposing forces
Opposing plans
Campaign
The campaign in retrospect

The battlefield today
Further reading
Index

Promotional Information

A complete examination of Patton's campaign to take the fortified city of Metz.

About the Author

Steven J Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union.

Steve Noon was born in Kent, UK, and attended art college in Cornwall. He’s had a life-long passion for illustration, and since 1985 has worked as a professional artist. He has provided award-winning illustrations for the publishers Dorling Kindersley, where his interest in historical illustration began. Steve has illustrated over 20 books for Osprey.

Reviews

"This is another little gem of a book from Osprey, which excels at publishing excellent accounts of World War II battles and personalities." --Al Hemingway, WWII History (Early Winter 2013)