03566cam a2200601 a 4500 ocm21046222 OSt 20240430175211.0 900801s1990 enkabce b 000 0 eng GB9007377 bnb 006469899 Uk 0850459583 (pbk.) 9780850459586 (pbk.) AU@ 000006947338 DEBBG BV006584516 GEBAY 1639035 NLGGC 05801019X NZ1 3852608 UKMGB 006469899 (OCoLC)21046222 (OCoLC)877608862 UKM eng UKM CUS BAKER YDXCP SINLB DEBBG GEBAY BDX MHR OCLCF NLE OCLCO OCLCQ ILPML OCL QE2 UKMGB UKUOY OCLCQ OCL OCLCO IL4J6 AAA OCLCO OCLCL OCLCQ OCLCL e-fr--- D761 .S3 Shepperd, Alan. France 1940 : blitzkrieg in the West / Alan Shepperd. London : Osprey, 1990. 96 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, color plans, portraits ; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Osprey campaign series ; 3 Includes bibliographical references (p93). Background for war -- The opposing commanders. The French commanders -- The German commanders -- The opposing armies. Forces engaged -- Air Forces -- Morale -- The opposing plans. French strategy -- German strategy -- The battle for France. 10 May -- 11 May -- 12 May -- 13 May : over the Meuse -- 14 May -- 15 May : German exploitation -- 16 May -- 17 May -- The general scene: 16 and 17 May -- 18 to 23 May -- Dunkirk -- The result. "The German victory of 1940 stunned the world. France, major European power and owner of one of the World's largest armies had fallen in less than seven weeks to the might of the German Wehrmacht. The secret of the Wehrmacht's success lay in its carefully thought out organisation and the tactics of blitzkrieg. Fast moving tank divisions supported by armoured, mobile infantry swept over the opposition, helped by both conventional bombers and deadly Stuka dive-bombers. Alan Shepperd's highly detailed text examines the tactics, organisation and equipment of the Allied and German forces, and provides a daily account of the most crucial period of the battle"--Page 4 of cover. Current Copyright Fee: GBP20.00 0. Uk fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb 1900-1999 fast World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France. Lightning war History 20th century. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes et batailles France. Guerre-�eclair Histoire 20e si�ecle. Lightning war. fast (OCoLC)fst00998703 Military campaigns. fast (OCoLC)fst01710190 Westfeldzug 1940 gnd World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France. nli France. fast (OCoLC)fst01204289 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJd8gD4vdtqQMdQHvYqbBP France, 1939-1945 History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 has work: France 1940 (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PD3gDT4vGccwFGP3RWb7WDq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Osprey military campaign series ; 3. lcc BK 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 104 OTHER HOLDINGS 224 224 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-04-30 0 D761 .S3 2024-0224 2024-04-30 17:52:40 c.1 2024-04-30 BK