MICHAEL WITTMANN AND THE WAFFEN SS TIGER COMMANDERS OF THE

MICHAEL WITTMANN AND THE WAFFEN SS TIGER COMMANDERS OF THE LEIBSTANDARTE IN WWII, Vol. 2 (Stackpole Military History) (Volume 2)
Accounts of what it was like to command a tank in combat
Contains maps, official documents, newspaper clippings, and orders of battle
Volume Two follows Michael Wittmann and his unit into Normandy to defend against the Allied invasion. A week after D-Day, Wittmann achieved his greatest success. On June 13, 1944, near Villers Bocage, the panzer ace and his crew attacked a British armored unit, single-handedly destroying more than a dozen tanks and preventing an enemy breakthrough. The exploit made Wittmann a national hero in Germany and a legend in the annals of war. He was killed two months later while attempting to repulse an Allied assault, but the book continues beyond his death until the Leibstandarte's surrender.
Country USA
Brand Stackpole Books
Manufacturer Stackpole Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780811733359
ReleaseDate 2006-08-25
UnitCount 1
UPCs 011557033359
EANs 9780811733359

MICHAEL WITTMANN AND THE WAFFEN SS TIGER COMMANDERS OF THE LEIBSTANDARTE IN WWII, Vol. 2 (Stackpole Military History) (Volume 2)