Description: Dunkirk: German Operations in France 1940 (Die Wehrmacht im Kampf) Author: Hans-Adolf Jacobsen, Geoffrey Brooks (Translator) Title: Dunkirk: German Operations in France 1940 (Die Wehrmacht im Kampf) Publication: Casemate, 2019 Description: Hardcover. New hardcover in like DJ. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes endnotes, index, and maps. 264 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. First published in 1958, this first German-perspective account of Dunkirk is available in English for the first time.The German Army invaded France on 10 May 1940, and in just over ten days their rapid advance, led by three panzer corps, had left three French field armies, Belgian forces and the British Expeditionary Force with their backs to the sea, trapped along the northern coast of France. General Gort realized that evacuation was the only option, and so began a chaotic withdrawal towards the port of Dunkirk.While the Luftwaffe continued to attack pockets of Allied forces, the German ground forces were ordered to halt their advance on 22 May. These orders were changed four days later, but these crucial four days of inaction allowed the Allies time to retreat into Dunkirk and prepare a defensive perimeter.The fighting during the last days of May was desperate, with the remnants of the French First Army surrounded at Lille, holding off seven German divisions until finally forced to surrender, and the Belgian Army forced to capitulate to the east of Dunkirk. Though the cost was devastatingly high, Dunkirk was held long enough for over 300,000 Allied troops to be evacuated back to England, with the remainder of the rearguard of French troops surrendering on 4 June.The British narrative of the retreat and evacuation that prompted perhaps Winston Churchill's most famous wartime speech has always been well-known; however only now is Hans-Adolf Jacobsen's detailed account of the battle from the German perspective available in English. Seller ID: 100442 Subject: Europe , Military , War The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Hans-Adolf Jacobsen, Geoffrey Brooks (Translator
Publisher: Casemate
Year Printed: 2019
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: History
