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9780471394310

Lightning War: Blitzkrieg in the West, 1940

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471394310

  • ISBN10:

    0471394319

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-12-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

"So long as the English tongue survives, the word Dunkerque will be spoken with reverence. For in that harbor, in such a hell as never blazed on earth before, at the end of a lost battle, the rags and blemishes that have hidden the soul of democracy fell away. . . . This shining thing in the souls of free men Hitler cannot command, or stain, or conquer. . . . It is the great tradition of democracy. It is the future. It is victory." -- The New York Times, June 1, 1940 In Lightning War, historian Ronald Powaski tells the dramatic story of the German defeat of the Allies in northern France and the Low Countries in 1940. This is the first book to cover the campaign as a whole, examining the issues from all sides-- those of the French, British, German, and other involved nations. From the Battle of the Meuse to the German drive to the English Channel, from the Weygand Plan to Operation Dynamo, Powaski relates the events through the eyes of the generals, politicians, and servicemen who witnessed and forever shaped history.

Author Biography

RONALD E. POWASKI is Professor of History at Cleveland State University. He has written six books, including Return to Armageddon: The United States and the Nuclear Arms Race, 1981—1999. Powaski lives in Euclid, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Reinberger Incident.
Chapter 2. The Dyle Plan.
Chapter 3. The Manstein Plan.
Chapter 4. The Battle Begins, May 10-14.
Chapter 5. The Battle of the Meuse, May 12-15.
Chapter 6. The German Drive to the English Channel, May 15.20.
Chapter 7. The Weygand Plan, May 20-26.
Chapter 8. The Retreat to Dunkirk, May 26-28.
Chapter 9. Operation Dynamo, May 28-June 4.
Chapter 10. Aftermath.

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