German infantryman vs British infantryman - France 1940
Greentree, David, 1970-2015
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When Hitler's forces poured into France and the Low Countries in 1940, the uneasy peace of the 'Phoney War' was shattered, and Europe was ripped apart by another Blitzkrieg. Forming the backbone of the German advance were the well-equipped Schutzen (rifles), motorised infantry who embodied the essence of the fluid, swift warfare that had characterised World War II thus far. Facing them were infantrymen of the British Expeditionary Force, units of considerable fighting quality who had nevertheless received no special training to conduct combined-arms warfare in conjunction with armour. This study investigates the combat between the two adversaries at small-unit level, recreating the ferocity of the fighting on the front lines of the Battle of France in three key clashes at Arras, Calais and Merville.
Main title:
German infantryman vs British infantryman - France 1940 / David Greentree ; illustrated by Adam Hook.
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Military, 2015.
Collation:
80 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Combat ; 14.
ISBN:
9781472812407 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5421
Language:
English
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BRN:
1807712
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