The German Army in World War II
Published on 14. November 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
244 pages
978-1-84176-616-4 (ISBN)
Description
This title traces the development of the German Army during World War II. On 1 September 1939, the date of Hitler's assault on Poland, his army numbered 3,180,000 - this figure would grow to 9,500,000 before dropping back to 7,800,000 by the time of the unconditional German surrender in May 1945. The range of specialist uniforms and equipment that were developed in response to the different demands of each theatre of war, from the days of Blitzkrieg advance to the final retreat, are all described and illustrated. Hilter's major campaigns in Western Europe, the Soviet Union, North Africa and the Balkans are also summarized.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
250 b&w and 40 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 184 mm
Weight
795 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84176-616-4 (9781841766164)
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Persons
Dr. Nigel Thomas is an accomplished linguist and military historian and is currently a Senior Lecturer in charge of the Business Language Unit at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle. His interests are 20th century military and civil uniformed organisations, with a special interest in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. He was recently awarded a PhD on the Eastern Enlargement of NATO. Stephen Andrew was born in 1961 in Glasgow, where he still lives and works. An entirely self-taught artist, he worked in advertising and design agencies before going freelance in 1993. Military history is his passion, and since 1997 he has illustrated several Men-at-Arms titles including Men-at-Arms 306: 'Chinese Civil War Armies 1911-49', and a series on the Italian army of World War II.
Content
Blitzkrieg; North Africa & Balkans; Eastern Front 1941-43; Eastern Front 1943-45; Western Front; Commentary on the colour plates