"The battle of Metz in the autumn of 1944 was the last time in the history of modern warfare when supposedly out-dated fortresses, built nearly a half century e

A complete examination of Patton's campaign to take the fortified city of Metz. General George Patton's most controversial campaign was the series of battles in

The author concentrates on the Battle of Metz which was to be decisive for the operations in Lorraine which followed.The battle is told step by step, constructe