Hitler's Blitzkrieg Campaigns: The Invasion and Defense of Western Europe, 1939-1940

by J.E. Kaufmann and H.W. Kaufmann

Book Overview

On September 1, 1939, Adolph Hitler inaugurated a new style of warfare-blitzkrieg-that terrorized Europe for half a decade. This "lightning war" provoked panic in millions and led to the downfall of entire nations: Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland and, one of the greatest military powers of the day, France. By summer of 1940, Hitler's triumphant blitzkrieg cam-paigns gave his armies a veneer of invincibility. Yet, the German strongman had...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306812169
• ISBN13: 9780306812163
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"