TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shepperd,Alan
TI  - France 1940: blitzkrieg in the West 
T2  - Osprey campaign series
SN  - 0850459583
AV  - D761 .S3
PY  - 1990///
CY  - London
PB  - Osprey
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Campaigns
KW  - France
KW  - Lightning war
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
KW  - Campagnes et batailles
KW  - Guerre-�eclair
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 20e si�ecle
KW  - fast
KW  - Military campaigns
KW  - Westfeldzug
KW  - 1940
KW  - gnd
KW  - nli
KW  - France, 1939-1945
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -