The Blitzkrieg myth : how Hitler and the Allies misread the strategic realities of World War II /: how Hitler and the Allies misread the strategic realities of World War II. (2004 ©2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Mosier.
• Other Names: Mosier, John, 1944-
• Contents: New theories of warfare -- War as pseudoscience : 1920-1939 -- The Maginot Line and Hitler's response -- The tank production myths -- Lessons mislearned : Poland and the winter wars -- The Germans and the Allies prepare for war -- The German assault and the fall of France : May-June 1940 -- The uses and misuses of armor : North Africa, Italy, the Eastern front -- The failure of strategic airpower : 1940-1944 -- Normandy and the breakout at Saint-Lô : summer 1944 -- The breakthrough failures : Arnhem, Metz, Bastogne -- The persistence of failed ideas.
• Publisher Details: New York : Perennial
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 337 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 940.5401; History -- Military -- World War II; 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; Military operations, Aerial; Military campaigns; Strategy; Tank warfare; Blitzkrieg; Strategie; Weltkrieg (1939-1945); Europe; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780062084101; 0062084100
• Related ISBNs: 0060009772; 9780060009779
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.