The Blitzkrieg myth
Subtitle: how Hitler and the Allies misread the strategic realities of World War II
By: John Mosier.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank warfare.; Strategy -- History -- 20th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: New theories of warfare; title: War as pseudoscience : 1920-1939; title: The Maginot Line and Hitler's response; title: The tank production myths; title: Lessons mislearned : Poland and the winter wars; title: The Germans and the Allies prepare for war; title: The German assault and the fall of France : May-June 1940; title: The uses and misuses of armor : North Africa, Italy, the Eastern front; title: The failure of strategic airpower : 1940-1944; title: Normandy and the breakout at Saint-Lô : summer 1944; title: The breakthrough failures : Arnhem, Metz, Bastogne; title: The persistence of failed ideas.