May 1940 : the battle for the Netherlands / edited by Herman Amersfoort and Piet Kamphuis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Amersfoort, H. (Hermanus), 1951-

Kamphuis, P. H.

Series:

History of warfare ; v. 57.

History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; v. 57

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Netherlands.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

x, 462 pages : illustrations, maps (some color), plans (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Contents:

The emergence of the German threat / H.W. van den Doel

Between hope and fear : the Netherlands armed forces in the interwar period / C.M. Schulten and P.M.J. de Koster

The gathering storm : the German armed forces in the interwar period / J.W.M. Schulten

The generals' duel : five days of war at the military strategic level / H. Amersfoort and J.W.M. Schulten

'Fall festung' : a surprise attack on The Hague / C.M. Schulten

Disputed territory : the battle in the Dutch provinces of Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Zeeland / H.W. van den Doel

The Field Army defeated : the battle for the Grebbe Line / H.W. van den Doel

"Vorwärts denken, vorwärts sehen, vorwärts reiten!" : the battle in the northern provinces / P.H. Kamphuis

Not a bridge too far : the battle for the Moerdijk bridges, Dordrecht and Rotterdam / H.W. van den Doel

Myth and reality / H. Amersfoort

Annex: Table of land forces rank equivalents.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004184381

9004184384

OCLC:

501404178