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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101472842618
ISBN-139781472842619
eBay Product ID (ePID)21050099653
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Book TitleBalkans 1940-41 (2) : Hitler's Blitzkrieg Against Yugoslavia and Greece
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEurope / Eastern, Military / World War II, World
Publication Year2021
IllustratorYes, Hook, Adam
GenreHistory
AuthorPier Paolo Battistelli
Book SeriesCampaign Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight9.9 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number365
Dewey Decimal940.542195
Table Of ContentOrigins of the Campaign Chronology Opposing Commanders Opposing Forces Opposing Plans The Campaign Aftermath The Battlefields Today Bibliography Index
SynopsisThis concise yet detailed overview gives a balanced account of this key Blitzkrieg campaign in the Balkans during the opening years of World War II., In the wake of the failed Italian invasion of Greece in October 1940, plans were formed by the Wehrmacht High Command to seize the entire Greek mainland if necessary. Aware of the growing German threat, tens of thousands of British and ANZAC troops, and aircraft, were dispatched from Egypt in March 1941 to shore up the Greek defences. When a pro-Allied coup took power in Yugoslavia on 27 March, halting the country's accession to the Tripartite Pact, Hitler gave orders for the conquest of Yugoslavia. This is the second of two volumes covering the 1940-41 fighting in the Balkans, and describes in meticulous detail the invasions of Yugoslavia and Greece which once again displayed the Wehrmacht's cutting-edge campaigning skills. Operation Marita (the attack on Greece) and Operation 25 (the invasion of Yugoslavia) are brought vividly to life using highly detailed maps and illustrations, to provide a unique documentation of each operation. The Wehrmacht would soon switch its focus to the Soviet Union - but it left fertile soil in which stubborn resistance movements in both Yugoslavia and Greece would flourish. Book jacket., This concise yet detailed overview gives a balanced account of this key Blitzkrieg campaign in the Balkans during the opening years of World War II. The Wehrmacht's last Blitzkrieg campaign was indeed a lightning war, since German forces were required to seize both Yugoslavia and Greece before redeploying immediately to the East ready to attack the Soviet Union in a matter of weeks. Although the plans for the conquest of Yugoslavia were developed in haste, the campaign was extremely successful: in a short space of time, both Yugoslavia and Greece had fallen, accompanied by the capture of large numbers of British, Australian and New Zealand troops. The 1941 Balkan campaign was an apparently brilliant military accomplishment that demonstrated once again the superiority of the Wehrmacht, and its cutting-edge campaigning skills. This superbly detailed work details the opposing forces that took part in this campaign, documents their weapons and analyzes the effectiveness of their tactics. It explores the initial Axis campaign against Yugoslavia, the breakthrough of the Metaxas Line and advance into Macedonia and the withdrawal of Allied troops south. Detailed battlescenes depict key moments in the land, sea and air battles that took place in the Balkans, vividly bringing to life events of almost 80 years ago.
LC Classification NumberD766.3
