The Blitzkrieg legend : the 1940 campaign in the West
Frieser, Karl-Heinz2005
Books, Manuscripts
Main title:
The Blitzkrieg legend : the 1940 campaign in the West / Karl-Heinz Frieser with John T. Greenwood.
Imprint:
Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2005.
Collation:
xx, 507 p., [48] p. of plates : ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-483) and index.Translated from the German.
Contents:
The Blitzkrieg: word and concept -- Blitzkrieger without the Blitzkrieg concept: the background of the campaign in the west -- The struggle over the sickle cut plan -- The 1940 Ardennes Offensive -- The decisive battle: the breakthrough of Panzer Corps Guderian at Sedan -- The collapse of the Meuse Front -- The push to the Channel Coast and the problem of the exposed flank -- The "Miracle of Dunkirk" -- The end of the campaign in the west -- Causes of victory and defeat -- Summary and epilogue.
ISBN:
1591142946 (alk paper)
Dewey class:
940.5421
LC class:
D756.3D756.3 FRI
Language:
EnglishGerman
Added title:
BRN:
65754