Dünkirchen 1940 : the German view of Dunkirk
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Published
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2022.
ISBN
9781472854377, 1472854373
Physical Desc
352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm
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Providence Public - Level 2 Book Stacks | 940.54214 K41 2022 | On Shelf |
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Published
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2022.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781472854377, 1472854373
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"The British evacuation from the beaches of the small French port town of Dunkirk is one of the iconic moments of military history. The battle has captured the popular imagination through LIFE magazine photo spreads, the fiction of Ian McEwan and, of course, Christopher Nolan's hugely successful Hollywood blockbuster. But what is the German view of this stunning Allied escape? Drawing on German interviews, diaries and unit post-action reports, Robert Kershaw creates a page-turning history of a battle that we thought we knew. Dünkirchen 1940 is the first major history on what went wrong for the Germans at Dunkirk. As supreme military commander, Hitler had seemingly achieved a miracle after the swift capitulation of Holland and Belgium, but with just seven kilometers before the panzers captured Dunkirk the only port through which the trapped British Expeditionary force might escape they came to a shuddering stop. Hitler had lost control of his stunning advance. Only a detailed interpretation of the German perspective historically lacking to date can provide answers as to why. Drawing on his own military experience, his German language skills and his historian's eye for detail, Robert Kershaw creates a new history of this familiar battle. With a fresh angle on this famous conflict, Dünkirchen 1940 delves into the under-evaluated major German miscalculation both strategically and tactically that arguably cost Hitler the war."--,(source of summary not specified)
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kershaw, R. (2022). Dünkirchen 1940: the German view of Dunkirk . Osprey Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kershaw, Robert, 1950-. 2022. Dünkirchen 1940: The German View of Dunkirk. Osprey Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kershaw, Robert, 1950-. Dünkirchen 1940: The German View of Dunkirk Osprey Publishing, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kershaw, Robert. Dünkirchen 1940: The German View of Dunkirk Osprey Publishing, 2022.
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