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Lightning War : Blitzkrieg in the West 1940 by Ronald E. Powaski (2002, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471394319

ISBN-139780471394310

eBay Product ID (ePID)2291121

Product Key Features

Book TitleLightning War : Blitzkrieg in the West 1940

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / Strategy, Military / General, Personal Memoirs, General, Europe / General

Publication Year2002

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorRonald E. Powaski

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight26.2 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-015344

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal940.54/21

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments. Prologue. Chapter One: The Reinberger Incident. Chapter Two: The Dyle Plan. Chapter Three: The Manstein Plan. Chapter Four: The Battle Begins, May 10-14. Chapter Five: The Battle of the Meuse, May 12-15. Chapter Six: The German Drive to the English Channel, May 15-20. Chapter Seven: The Weygand Plan, May 20-26. Chapter Eight: The Retreat to Dunkirk, May 26-28. Chapter Nine: Operation Dynamo, May 28-June 4. Chapter Ten: Aftermath. Notes. Index.

Synopsis"So long as the English tongue survives, the word Dunkerque will be spoken with reverence. For in that harbor, in such a hell as never blazed on earth before, at the end of a lost battle, the rags and blemishes that have hidden the soul of democracy fell away. . . . This shining thing in the souls of free men Hitler cannot command, or stain, or conquer. . . . It is the great tradition of democracy. It is the future. It is victory." -- The New York Times, June 1, 1940 In Lightning War, historian Ronald Powaski tells the dramatic story of the German defeat of the Allies in northern France and the Low Countries in 1940. This is the first book to cover the campaign as a whole, examining the issues from all sides-- those of the French, British, German, and other involved nations. From the Battle of the Meuse to the German drive to the English Channel, from the Weygand Plan to Operation Dynamo, Powaski relates the events through the eyes of the generals, politicians, and servicemen who witnessed and forever shaped history., This is an authoritative, dramatically told history of the crushing German victory over the Western allies in May and June 1940 in the early days of World War II, one of the most significant and audacious military campaigns of the twentieth century.

LC Classification NumberD755.2.P69 2003