The Battle for Brest

Gawne, J: 2002 France, hardcover, 160 pages, illustrated with photos, maps and illustrations. Americans in Brittany 1944: The Battle for Brest by Gawne is a heavily illustrated history of the August–September 1944 siege in which U.S. VIII Corps fought German paratroopers and naval troops in “Festung Brest,” culminating in General Ramcke’s surrender on 19 September after brutal urban combat and the destruction of the port facilities. The book emphasizes the strategic intent to seize a deep-water harbor for Allied logistics after Normandy, the unexpectedly fierce resistance in layered fortifications like Fort Montbarey, and the pyrrhic outcome that left Brest unusable despite the costly American victory. ISBN 9782913903210 In very good condition. English language