The first volume covers contributory factors leading up to the
outbreak of hostilities. Hitler's amazing success in correcting the
real and perceived insults to the German nation resulting from the
Great War and the Treaty of Versailles is acknowledged. There
followed a military operation - Blitzkrieg - which rocked the world
as two super powers, France and Great Britain, were soundly
thrashed on the battlefield of Europe by Nazi Germany. With the
skin of their teeth the British Expeditionary Force fled across the
Channel from Dunkirk, leaving most of their equipment behind. The
invasion of Kent in the south of England by a triumphant enemy
equipped with a cruel and oppressive regime replete with Gestapo,
concentration camps and policies of racial and political
persecution presented a spine-tingling threat to the British
people. With Winston Churchill at the helm disparaging peace
treaties with the Nazi regime, the fight back began. A few thousand
fighter pilots of the RAF defeated the Luftwaffe by a very narrow
margin and Hitler looked to the east for his further bullying of
national groups. The first year of the war ended, in September
1940, with Mussolini threatening Egypt and the Suez Canal.
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Military
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2019 |
Authors: |
Jack Holroyd
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 172 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5267-4440-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-5267-4440-6 |
Barcode: |
9781526744401 |
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