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France 1940 - Blitzkrieg in the West (1994 Edition)

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - World War II - Western Front

Last Stocked on 6/12/2024

Product Info

Title
France 1940 - Blitzkrieg in the West (1994 Edition)
Publisher
Category
Author
Alan Shepperd
Publish Year
1990
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147866716
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM003-94
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM3

Description

The German victory of 1940 stunned the world. France, major European power and owner of the world's largest armies had fallen in less than seven weeks to the might of the German Wehrmacht. The secret of the Wehrmacht's success lay in its carefully thought out organization and the tactics of blitzkrieg. Fast moving tank divisions supported by armored, mobile infantry swept over opposition, helped by both conventional bombers and deadly Stuka dive-bombers. Alan Shepperd's highly detailed text examines the tactics, organization and equipment of the Allied and German forces, and provides a daily account of the most crucial period of the battle.