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In September 1944 the Allies captured the port city of Antwerp. In order to start the flow of supplies into the city they first had to clear the River Schelde of German outposts, including the island of Walcheren at the mouth of the Schelde Estuary - the most fortified stretch of coastline in the world. The Army and Royal Marines achieved this and supplies flowed in, just in time to help the Allies ...

In this book, Weikart helps unlock the mystery of Hitlers evil by vividly demonstrating the surprising conclusion that Hitler's immorality flowed from a coherent ethic. Hitler was inspired by evolutionary ethics to pursue the utopian project of biologically improving the human race. This ethic underlay or influenced almost every major feature of Nazi policy: eugenics (i.e., measures to improve human ...

Castle Films was started in 1924 by Eugene W. Castle, the former Pacific Coast film editor at Fox Movietone News. Castle became a successful producer of industrial and advertising short subjects. Castle began compiling shorts, travelogues and newsreels for use in schools. The lure of the home movie market proved lucrative for Castle. In 1936, they became one of the first home movie companies to actually ...

Die Heeresgruppe H (11.11.1944-6.4.1945) Die Heeresgruppe H wurde am 11. November 1944 in den Niederlanden gebildet. Ihr unterstanden ab Dezember 1944 die 1. Fallschirm-Armee und die 15. Armee. Oberbefehlshaber der Heeresgruppe war bereits seit dem 7. November Generaloberst (Luftwaffe) Kurt Student. Das Oberkommando der 15. Armee wurde im Januar 1945 an die Heeresgruppe B abgegeben, dafür wurde aus ...

By 1942 Rommel and his Afrika Korps had converted a "side show" of World War II into a major offensive for the Axis powers. The British had been thrown back across the frontiers of Egypt until, at E1 Alamein, Rommel's army threatened Cairo, Alexandria, and the rich oil fields of the Middle East. Rommel: Battles and Campaigns provides a perceptive and incisive analysis of his entire military career, ...