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Case Red
The Collapse of France
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Artikel-Nr:
9781472824424
Veröffentl:
2017
Einband:
Hardback
Seiten:
464
Autor:
Robert Forczyk
Gewicht:
862 g
Format:
241x165x41 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Forczyk, Robert
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.
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.
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 to 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.
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.
Case Red tells the often overlooked story of the fall of Metropolitan France from the evacuation of the BEF at Dunkirk through to the eventual collapse and armistice in June 1940. It will appeal to any enthusiast of World War II, particularly those interested in the Blitzkrieg.
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
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