This auction included two books published by Osprey Publishing:

1) Campgn series no.178 The Rhine Crossings 1945

2) Campgn series no.74 The Rhineland 1945: The last killing ground in the West

English text. each book has 96 pages. Soft cover.

'The last great heave of war,' according to Churchill, took place with the crossing of the Rhine in 1945. No invading army had crossed this great river since Napoleon's in 1805, and the task fell to Field Marshal Montgomery's 21st Army Group. Opposing them were the forces of a failing fascist regime, including battalions of old men and boys, strengthened by several formations of crack troops, including paratroopers and Panzer Grenadiers.

This book details the devastating Anglo-American assault from Arnhem during World War II (1939-1945), starting with the battle of Arnhem, and leading on to the successful crossing of the Rhine and eventual breakout, and continuing with the advance across northern Germany. Including comprehensive details on all aspects of the operation, including the amphibious assault, airborne landings, special forces' attack and armored land battle, this book charts the history of the last great set-piece battle of the war, second in magnitude only to the Normandy invasion, that ultimately brought the defeat of Hitler's Nazi regime one step closer.

It contained useful reference for making the Tristar, Tamiya, Italiari and Dragon 1/35 and 1/48 model kit. Suitable for readers interested in Concord, Osprey, Helion, Squadron, Heimdal, J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing, Ground Power and Squadron military books. I'll combine the order to reduce shipping cost. The book is in good condition.