Hitler's Atlantic Wall: Pas de Calais

by Paul Williams

Overview

This well-illustrated book describes the massive effort that the occupying Nazi forces put into the construction of the Eastern section of the Atlantic Wall. While the D-Day invasion was unaffected by the fortifications in this area, they still posed a significant threat. This came from the mighty gun batteries (such as Batteries Todt and Lindemann) that threatened Channel shipping and the South Coast of England, and, while isolated from the main Allied advance, the Festung ports of Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk were denied to Allied use. This was of major strategic significance as the lines of supply were becoming ever longer and more vulnerable.Using rare archive material, this book takes the reader on a fascinating journey along the coast that Hitler was wrongly convinced would be the site of the Allied landings. Hitlers Atlantic Wall Pas de Calais tells the history of how and why the giant batteries were built, the origins of their weaponry and the ingenious engineering and military operations that defeated them finally.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783036660
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/24/2020
Series:	Battleground Normandy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	78 MB
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About the Author

Paul Williams is an author and historian who has worked on Pen & Sword's Battleground Series.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Glossary 8

Chapter 1 Enemy at the Door 9

Chapter 2 Attack To Defence 29

Chapter 3 The Organisation Todt 45

Chapter 4 Construction Of The Atlantic Wall Bunkers 61

Chapter 5 The Founding of Hobart's 'Funnies' 91

Chapter 6 From Le Havre to Dunkerque 107

Chapter 7 Fortress Or Folly? Conclusions 149

Chapter 8 Atlantic Wall Sites in The Pas De Calais 157

Acknowledgements 165

Atlantic Wall in Maps and Plans 167

Index 174