Strange Victory
Hitler's Conquest of France
Published on 10. November 2000
Book
Hardback
600 pages
978-1-85043-329-3 (ISBN)
Description
How did Hitler and his generals manage the swift conquest of France, considering that the French and their allies were superior in every measurable dimension and considering the Germans' own scepticism about their chances? This title is a new interpretation of Germany's lightning attack that swept the Wehrmacht to Paris in the spring of 1940. It studies the years leading up to those crucial weeks and suggests new ways to think about the decisions taken on both sides.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
maps
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85043-329-3 (9781850433293)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1 Hitler's Germany: orders; honeymoon; rifts; conflict; clashes; war!; Hitler. Part 2 The western Allies: Daladier; Gamelin; cross-currents; to Munich; Chamberlain; enough!; accepting war. Part 3 Plan yellow: now France?; not defeat?; intelligence; gamble. Part 4 The democracies' preparations for victory: war but not war; "the bore war"; the Dyle-Breda plan; distractions; stumbles; intelligence failure; the reasons why; the dam breaks. Part 5 The war - a parable?: battle!; "hitch" at Sedan; plan yellow plays out; France falls; conclusion - why? and what can be learned?; appendix.