ENGLISH

Poland 1939: The birth of Blitzkrieg

By Steven J. Zaloga , Howard Gerrard

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2002
ISBN
1841764086, 9781841764085
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (13051779 bytes)
Series
Campaign
Edition
First Edition
Pages
96\97
Library
miragesofwar
Time added
2018-06-13 06:55:05
World War II;Military;History

Description

Osprey's examination of the German invasion of Poland, which began World War II (1939-1945) in Europe, pitting the newly modernized army of Europe's great industrial power against the much smaller Polish army and introducing the world to a new style of warfare – Blitzkrieg. Panzer divisions spearheaded the German assault with Stuka dive-bombers prowling ahead spreading terror and mayhem. This book demonstrates how the Polish army was not as backward as it is often portrayed and fielded a tank force larger than that of the contemporary US Army. Its stubborn defence did give the Germans some surprises and German casualties were relatively heavy for such a short campaign.

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