Montgomery's Rhine river crossing : Operation Plunder

Diamond, Jon (Jonathan Russell)2019

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After the Normandy break-out, the Allies' headlong dash east came to a halt in the autumn with the ill-fated Market Garden operation and over-extended supply lines short of the Rhineland. After repulsing the Nazis' daring Ardennes offensive, Montgomery's and Bradley's Army Groups cleared the Reichwald and Rhineland and closed on the Rhine. With both sides aware of the strategic significance of this physical barrier the stakes could not have been higher. This illustrated and researched book describes the March 1945 assault crossing involving naval amphibious craft, the air and artillery bombardment and diversionary attack by the British 1st Commando brigade at Wesel.