Dunkirk and the Fall of France.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Geoffrey.

Series:

Campaign Chronicles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940.

France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.

World War, 1939-1945--France.

Local Subjects:

Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940.

France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.

World War, 1939-1945--France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2009.

Summary:

For sixty years the dramatic story of the Dunkirk evacuation and the defeat of France - the story of the German conquest of northwest Europe - has been the focus of historical study and dispute, yet myths and misconceptions about this extraordinary event persist. The ruthless efficiency of the German assault, the 'miracle' of Dunkirk, the feeble French defense - these still common assumptions are questioned in Geoffrey Stewart's highly readable and concise account of the campaign. The German victory was not inevitable

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Maps""; ""Background""; ""The Legacy of 1914 � 1918""; ""The Coming of the Second World War""; ""The Defeat of Poland and the Phoney War""; ""The Contending Armies and Their Weapons in 1940""; ""Plans and Intelligence Gathering""; ""Campaign Chronicle""; ""10 May: The Assault on the Netherlands""; ""10 May: The Assault on Belgium""; ""10 May: The Assault on Luxembourg and the Passage Through the Ardennes""; ""11 � 12 May: The Battle for Rotterdam and the Netherlands""

""11 � 12 May: The Matador�s Cloak Continues to Attract the Bull""""11 � 12 May: The Passage Through the Ardennes to the Meuse""; ""13 � 15 May: The Fall of the Netherlands""; ""13 � 15 May: Battles in Central Belgium""; ""13 � 15 May: Crossing the Meuse and Breakout""; ""16 � 20 May: The Race to the Channel""; ""21 � 23 May: �The End Is Not Very Far Off�""; ""24 � 26 May: The Beginning of a Miracle""; ""27 � 29 May: Retreat and Evacuation""; ""30 May � 4 June: Deliverance""; ""5 � 24 June: The Conquest of the Third Republic""

""5 � 10 June: Breaking the Weygand Line""""11 � 14 June: The Briare Conference and the Fall of Paris""; ""15 � 24 June: Endgame and Armistice""; ""Aftermath""; ""Appendix I - Biographical Notes""; ""Appendix II - Glossary of Terms""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781783401871

1783401877

9781783409150

1783409150

OCLC:

854974993