Operation Cobra, launched at the end of July 1944, began with a massive aerial bombardment of the German defenders, who either surrendered without a fight or fled. As American armoured divisions swept southwards and westwards, entire German units were encircled, while others simply fell apart. The war of attrition had been replaced by a war of movement.
| ISBN: | 9780750930154 |
| Publication date: | 2nd December 2004 |
| Author: | Christopher Pugsley |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Second World War Battles and campaigns Military history |