Download or read book The Unknown Battle, Metz, 1944 written by Anthony Kemp and published by Scarborough House. This book was released on 1981 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 earlier, were able to play a decisive role. Impervious to heavy artillery and air bombardment, they enabled a weak and die-hard German force to resist, and, for o time, stop powerful American forces who had sliced across France. It was also a battle of 'might-have-beens.'"--Book Jacket.