On 9 April 1940, the German Armed Forces seized Norway and Denmark in
an operation remarkable for its precision and boldness. The
Chamberlain War Cabinet was caught on the hop and responded with
ineptitude.While this book examines the making of grand strategy it is
first and foremost the story of this ill-fated campaign. It describes
the attempts of naval and military commanders to respond to daily
shifts in government policy and to grasp the methods of a new kind of
enemy one which seemed willing to take extraordinary risks and which
had regained a level of tactical mobility not seen since Napoleonic
times. Norway has been eclipsed by the larger disasters which followed
shortly after notably the evacuation from Dunkirk and the fall of
France. Although there is a substantial body of printed material
touching on the subject, few accounts provide a clear view of the
campaign as a whole and fewer still are easy to read. While the book
concentrates on the higher levels of decision-making (War Cabinets,
Chiefs of Staff, and Theater Commanders), it gives equal emphasis to
land, sea and air operations and the men who under took them and
provides, as far as possible, an even balance between British and
German perspectives.
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ISBN
9781844689293
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Pen & Sword Military (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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