The Fall of Eben Emael: Belgium 1940

by Chris McNab

In early May 1940, the fortress of Eben Emael was a potent sentinel over the Belgian-Dutch borderlands. A ferro-concrete monster built in the 1930s on the Albert Canal, the fortress covered 75 hectares on the surface, had 5km of tunnels underground and was studded with bunkers, gun turrets and casemates. Add a garrison of 1,200 men and the natural protection of 60m-high canal walls, and Eben Emael gave the impression of near-impregnability. Yet on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780962614
• ISBN13: 9781780962610
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.7"