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Case Red: The Collapse of France

Autor Robert Forczyk
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 ian 2019
Even after the legendary evacuation from Dunkirk in June 1940 there were still large British formations fighting the Germans alongside their French allies. After mounting a vigorous counterattack at Abbeville and then conducting a tough defence along the Somme, the British were forced to conduct a second evacuation from the ports of Le Havre, Cherbourg, Brest and St Nazaire. While France was in its death throes, politicians and soldiers debated what to do - flee to England or North Africa, or seek an armistice.Case Red captures the drama of the final three weeks of military operations in France in June 1940, and explains the great impact it had on the course of relations between Britain and France during the remainder of the war. It also addresses the military, political and human drama of France's collapse in June 1940, and how the windfall of captured military equipment, fuel and industrial resources enhanced the Third Reich's ability to attack its next foe - the Soviet Union.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472824462
ISBN-10: 1472824466
Pagini: 480
Ilustrații: Plate section in colour and black and white
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Osprey Publishing
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Covers in detail some of the most dramatic moments in the first half of World War II, including the sinking of the Lancastria which was the largest single-ship loss of life in British maritime history and the evacuations from French ports on the west coast that were in cases as dramatic as that from Dunkirk.

Notă biografică

Robert Forczyk has a PhD in International Relations and National Security from the University of Maryland and a strong background in European and Asian military history. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the US Army Reserves having served 18 years as an armour officer in the US 2nd and 4th infantry divisions and as an intelligence officer in the 29th Infantry Division (Light). Dr Forczyk is currently a consultant in the Washington, DC area.

Cuprins

Introduction Chapter 1: The Path to Disaster, 1918-39 Chapter 2: A Shadow of Doubt Chapter 3: The Centre Cannot Hold Chapter 4: To the Sea Chapter 5: Failure at Abbeville Chapter 6: The Weygand Line Chapter 7: Decision on the Aisne Chapter 8: Disintegration Chapter 9: Mussolini's Gamble Chapter 10: Occupation Glossary Appendices Notes Bibliography Index

Recenzii

The book constitutes an excellent summary of the conflict in the West from September 1939 to May 1940, the best for a long time.
This is a gem of a book on a relatively little-known element of the fighting in 1940.