British Strategy and Politics During the Phony War: Before the Balloon Went Up

by Martin Kantor and Nick Smart

The so-called Phony War from September 1939 to May 1940 occupies a peculiar yet distinct place in popular memory. All the sensations of war, except the fighting, were present; yet, instead of massed air attacks and great land battles, very little happened. The British government was said to be complacent, and the people downright bored. Then, France fell to German attack, and the small British army was evacuated (minus its equipment) from Dunkirk...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275972968
• ISBN13: 9780275972967
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.5"