Skip to main content

Hitler's Arctic War - The German Campaigns in Norway, Finland and the USSR 1940-1945

By: Pen & Sword Books

Type: Novel - Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Pen & Sword Books Ltd.)


Product Info

Title
Hitler's Arctic War - The German Campaigns in Norway, Finland and the USSR 1940-1945
Publisher
Category
Author
Chris Mann
Publish Year
2017
Pages
224
Dimensions
6x9x.5"
NKG Part #
2148162729
Type
Novel - Softcover

Description

As Hitler’s Arctic War makes clear, the emphasis was on small-unit actions, with soldiers carrying everything they needed – food, ammunition and medical supplies – on their backs. The terrain placed limitations on the use of tanks and heavy artillery, while lack of airfields restricted the employment of aircraft.

Hitler’s Arctic War also includes a chapter on the campaign fought by Luftwaffe aircraft and Kriegsmarine ships and submarines against the Allied convoys supplying the Soviet Union with aid. However, Wehrmacht resources committed to Norway and Finland were ultimately an unnecessary drain on the German war effort. Hitler’s Arctic War is a groundbreaking study of how war was waged in the far north and its effects on German strategy.