In this thorough examination of one of history's revolutionary campaigns--the battle for Norway--Henrik Lunde, a native Norwegian and a former U.S. Special Operations colonel, has written perhaps the most objective account to date of a campaign in which 20th century military innovation found its first fertile playing field.
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In this thorough examination of one of history's revolutionary campaigns--the battle for Norway--Henrik Lunde, a native Norwegian and a former U.S. Special Operations colonel, has written perhaps the most objective account to date of a campaign in which 20th century military innovation found its first fertile playing field.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 590 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white, Maps. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2010277114 Type of material Book Personal name Lunde, Henrik O. (Henrik Olai), 1936-Main title Hitler's pre-emptive war: the battle for Norway, 1940 / by Henrik O. Lunde. Published/Created Philadelphia: Casemate, c2009. Description x, 590 p., [16] p. of plates: maps; 24 cm. ISBN 9781932033922 (hbk. ) 1932033920 (hbk. ) LC classification D763. N6 L86 2009 Contents Allied plans-flawed, inadequate, and hesitant--German plans-bold, imaginative, and reckless--Ignored warnings-ships passing in the night--Narvik area defenses--The German attack on Narvik--Destroyer Battle--Confusion and disarray--Beachhead consolidation and second naval battle--The Narvik front, April 13-26--Campaigns in the South--The Norwegian-French offensive, April 29-May 12--2nd mountain division to the rescue--The Bjerkvik landing and the mountain offensive--The loss of Nordland Province--The week that lost the campaign-strained relations--Time runs out--Evacuation, armistice, and disaster. Subjects World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Norway. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Dewey class no. 940.542181 National bib no. GBA897001 National bib agency no. 014686563 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn232130912
