Lightning War: Blitzkrieg in the West, 1940"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. |
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Avis d'utilisateur - Not Available - Book VerdictA handful of histories from Castle, these four volumes cover assorted facets of North American and pre-Colonial military campaigns. The Castle line offers some of the best bargains in publishing. Don't let the price fool you-these are quality books. Consulter l'avis complet
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Chapter Two The Dyle Plan | 7 |
Chapter Three The Manstein Plan | 33 |
Chapter Four The Battle Begins May 1014 | 55 |
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10th Panzer Division 1st Panzer 2nd Panzer 2nd Panzer Division Abrial advance Allied armies Armored Division Army Group army's Arras arrived artillery asked Balck's Battalion battle beaches Belgian army Belgium Billotte bombers bombs Brauchitsch bridge bridgehead Britain British Bulson Cabinet Churchill Churchill's Colonel Corap's counterattack Daladier defend destroyer Dunkirk Dutch Dyle Eben Emael enemy evacuation Fall Gelb fight fighters Fiihrer fire flank forces France France's French 1st Army French army French tanks front Gamelin Gaulle Georges German attack Gort Gort's Guderian guns Halder Halifax headquarters Heinz Guderian high command Hitler Huntziger Ibid Infantry Division Keyes king Kleist Leopold Lieutenant Luftwaffe Manstein Manstein Plan Meuse River miles military minister mole morning night offensive officers Operation Dynamo Panzer Leader Paris perimeter Pierlot planes Prioux Ramsay recalled Regiment Reinberger replied retreat Reynaud Rommel Rundstedt ships Shirer Somme River Spears staff surrender told troops Weygand withdraw