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Blitzkrieg
Myth, Reality and Hitlerβs Lightning War β France, 1940
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From celebrated military historian Lloyd Clark comes a riveting and richly detailed reassessment of one of the greatest military victories of the Second World War.
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The German campaign in France during the summer of 1940 was pivotal to Hitler's ambitions and fundamentally affected the course of the Second World War. Having squabbled about fighting methods right up to the start of the campaign, the German forces provided the Fuhrer with a swift, efficient and decisive military victory over the Allied forces.
In achieving in just six weeks what their fathers had failed to accomplish during the four years of the First World War, Germany altered the balance of power in Europe at a stroke. Yet, as Lloyd Clark shows in this enthralling new book, it was far from a foregone conclusion. Blitzkrieg tells the story of the campaign, while highlighting the key technologies, decisions and events that led to German success, and details the mistakes, good fortune and chronic weaknesses in their planning process and approach to war fighting.
There are also compelling portraits of the officers who played key roles, including Heinz Guderian, Erwin Rommel, Kurt Student, Charles de Gaulle and Bernard Montgomery.
Clark argues that far from being undefeatable, the France 1940 campaign revealed Germany and its armed forces to be highly vulnerableβa fact dismissed by Hitler as he began to plan for his invasion of the Soviet Unionβand offers a gripping reassessment of the myths that have built up around one of the Second World War's greatest military victories.
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The book Blitzkrieg by Lloyd Clark offers a revisionist perspective on the Battle of France in 1940, challenging long-held views of German tactics. Clark argues that the German victory wasn't solely due to superior weaponry but hinged on a daring, infantry-based plan that capitalised on Allied misjudgements. His work is praised for its detailed research, fresh insights, and engaging narrative, making it a significant contribution to the understanding of this pivotal military campaign.
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ISBN: 9781782391364
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 September 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Edition: Main
Illustration: 2x8pp black & white photographs, maps
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 35.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 450g
Pages: 480
About the Author
Lloyd Clark is a senior academic in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Professorial Research Fellow in War Studies, Humanities Research Institute, University of Buckingham. He is the author of several books, including Anzio: The Friction of War, Arnhem: The Greatest Airborne Battle in History and Kursk: The Greatest Battle, has contributed to numerous others and lectures on military history all over the world. He lives in rural Hertfordshire with his wife and three children.
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