• Greece 1941, Jeffrey Plowman

Greece 1941, Jeffrey Plowman

 

  • Brand: PEN & SWORD
  • Product Code: D19233 [19233]
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  • Date added: 02/04/2021
  • 26.40€


GREECE 1941: The Death Throes of Blitzkrieg

Blitzkrieg. Lightning war. We are all familiar with the rapid thrusts the Germans made in the early days of the Second World War that saw the demise first of Poland and then the Low Countries and France. But were the German tactics, which appeared at the time to smash through all resistance, really as devastating as they seemed? That is the major question Jeffrey Plowman asks in this absorbing new study of the campaign in Greece in 1941.

Within three weeks they overran the country but, by looking into the campaign in detail, the author claims that at no time did the Germans gain ascendancy over the token British and Anzac force sent to bolster the Greek defenders. They came close to doing so, but the Anzac troops and their Greek allies put up a spirited defence that sometimes turned the Germans’ own methods against them.

This perceptive new account should prompt a reassessment of the Greek campaign. It also offers a fascinating insight into the weaknesses of the Germans’ all-conquering method of warfare which became increasing apparent during the later stages of the war.

Author: Jeffrey Plowman

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books

Description: 226 pages, Hardback, 240 X 165 mm, 50 Illustrations.

Condition: NEW COPY.

Shipping weight: 0.73 Kg.

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