Germany's East Wall in World War II

by Neil Short and Adam Hook

The East Wall was where the final battles for the stricken Third Reich were fought, amid scenes of utter carnage. Beginning life at the end of World War I, the wall became a pet project of Adolf Hitler's, whose ascent to power saw building work accelerated, with plans for a grand, 'Maginot-style' defence put in place. But with a characteristically erratic change of heart, Hitler began to systematically strip the wall of its best defensive assets...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472805860
• ISBN13: 9781472805867
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 9.5"