The Blitzkrieg legend : the 1940 campaign in the West

The Blitzkrieg legend : the 1940 campaign in the West / Karl-Heinz Frieser with John T. Greenwood.

Author/creator	Frieser, Karl-Heinz
Other author/creator	Greenwood, John T.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2005.
Description	xx, 507 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns --Western Front. Lightning war.

Uniform title	Blitzkrieg-Legende. English
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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-483) and index.
LCCN	2005016997
ISBN	1591142946 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	D756.3.F7513 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold