June 1940. In just weeks, General Erwin Rommel's 7th Panzer Division - dubbed the 'Ghost Division' - had driven headlong through Allied forces in Belgium and France to reach the English Channel. Pushing south along the Channel coast past Le Harve, Rommel's spectacular victory at Saint-Valéry-en-Caux was crowned by the capture of Cherbourg. Following the Franco-German Armistice and a victory parade in Bordeaux, cameras rolled as Rommel re-enacted crossing the Somme for the Nazi propaganda documentary Sieg im Westen (Victory in the West).
| ISBN: | 9781399078054 |
| Publication date: | 7th June 2024 |
| Author: | David MitchelhillGreen |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Military an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Images of War |
| Genres: |
Second World War Modern warfare Military history |