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The blitzkrieg myth : how Hitler and the Allies misread the strategic realities of World War II /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mosier, John, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins, [2003]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Air warfare > History > 20th century.
Lightning war.
Military art and science > History > 20th century.
Tactics.
Tank warfare > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 > Tank warfare.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : New theories of warfare
  • War as pseudoscience : 1920-1939
  • The Maginot line and Hitler's response
  • The tank production myths
  • Lessons mislearned : Poland and the winter wars
  • The Germans and the Allies prepare for war
  • The German assault and the fall of France : May-June 1940
  • The uses and misuses of armor : North Africa, Italy, the Eastern front
  • The failure of strategic airpower : 1940-1944
  • Normandy and the breakout at Saint-Lô : summer 1944
  • The breakthrough failures : Arnhem, Metz, Bastogne
  • Conclusion : The persistence of failed ideas.