The Defeat and Attrition of the 12. SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend, Volume 1

The 12. SS-Panzerdivision attempted to capture and hold the battlefield initiative in the eastern sector of the Normandy bridgehead. Its objective was to throw what would become the British Second Army into the sea. Despite this division's efforts, it was defeated, eventually robbing the Germans of the initiative in a series of bridgehead battles. 16 pages of photos.