Strange victory : Hitler's conquest of France

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Strange victory : Hitler's conquest of France

Ernest R. May

I.B. Tauris, 2000

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Includes bibliographical refreences (p. [529]-578) and index

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Description

How did Hitler and his generals manage the swift conquest of France, considering that the French and their allies were superior in every measurable dimension and considering the Germans' own scepticism about their chances? This title is a new interpretation of Germany's lightning attack that swept the Wehrmacht to Paris in the spring of 1940. It studies the years leading up to those crucial weeks and suggests new ways to think about the decisions taken on both sides.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Hitler's Germany: orders
  • honeymoon
  • rifts
  • conflict
  • clashes
  • war!
  • Hitler. Part 2 The western Allies: Daladier
  • Gamelin
  • cross-currents
  • to Munich
  • Chamberlain
  • enough!
  • accepting war. Part 3 Plan yellow: now France?
  • not defeat?
  • intelligence
  • gamble. Part 4 The democracies' preparations for victory: war but not war
  • "the bore war"
  • the Dyle-Breda plan
  • distractions
  • stumbles
  • intelligence failure
  • the reasons why
  • the dam breaks. Part 5 The war - a parable?: battle!
  • "hitch" at Sedan
  • plan yellow plays out
  • France falls
  • conclusion - why? and what can be learned?
  • appendix.

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