Product Description

The author presents an account of the Battle of France: the forty-five traumatic days from May 10 to June 24, 1940 that resulted in one of the most remarkable military victories of modern times. During those six weeks, six nations found themselves at war, fighting across four countries. From the polders of the Netherlands in the north to the mountains of the Alps in the south, and from the Rhine valley to the Atlantic coast, Jean Paul Pallud explores every corner of the battlefield, the camera recording the scenes today where 50 years ago Dutch, Belgian, German, French, British and Italian soldiers were locked in mortal combat. Battles great and small are described and illustrated to colour the canvas of both the broad strategy and the individual firefight in Hitler's victorious campaign of Blitzkrieg in the West.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #308088 in Books
• Published on: 1991-05-15
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 640 pages

Customer Reviews

Don't be fooled - this is a superb history of a complex campaign
While it follows the standard After-The-Battle format of then and now photographs it also contains an analysis and recounting of what happened during the 'Blitzkrieg' thats worth the price on its own. While you can dip in and out of it in the standard coffee-table book way, you'll find - in my opinion - a history well worth reading through time and again. I find it hard to imagine a more complete account appearing elsewhere. ----Yes it's expensive - but its big and ,very, well illustrated. If you can't afford but're interested I suggest a visit to a larger Library.