OPERATIONS OF THE EIGHTH CORPS The River Rhine to the Baltic Sea. A narrative account of the pursuit and final defeat of the German Armed Forces March-May 1945.

The Forgotten Battle: Crossing the Rhine, March 1945,the last major barrier to the allies’ advance from the West, it was both a physical and psychological line. To the allies it had to be crossed, and to the Germans it had to be held. For both sides it would mark the end game on the western front. A narrative of the events of the advance of VIII Corps from the bridgehead of the River Rhine to the Baltic, and its contribution to the final assault on Germany and defeat of the German army, the book is based upon the Official War Diaries and was compiled by Lieutenant-General Evelyn Barker’s staff. An order of battle during the advance completes this detailed account, one that was originally published shortly after cessation of hostilities. This battle demonstrated that the allies were at the peak of their performance. The text is complemented by 13 full-page captioned monochrome aerial photographs and four good colour maps.