THE DOOMED EXPEDITION - The Campaign in Norway 1940. Adams,,UK 1st HBdj VG

Description: View Larger Image THE DOOMED EXPEDITION - The Campaign in Norway 1940.Adams, Lt. Col. Jack. Item Description: London 1989, Leo Cooper, UK first edition, hard bound in dust jacket, , Fine/Fine condition, 6 1/4 x 9 1/2, xv, 199 pp, many illus & sketch maps, bibliog, index. -------An excellent study which examines the entire Norwegian campaign of 1940, covering the combat operations in a detailed manner, and analyzing the strategy of both sides. Orders of Battle cover British,French, Polish, Norwegian & German forces. ---------In the early hours of 9 April 1940 the Germans invaded Denmark and Norway. Within twenty-four hours Denmark was overwhelmed and the main Norwegian airfields and seaports were under German control. Thus started the first confrontation in modern war in which combined operations on land, sea and in the air were fully involved.Reluctantly the Allies launched Anglo-French landings in the Lofoten Islands and in Central Norway. At the outset serious liaison, command and, above all, communication problems arose. The urgent military needs of the Norwegians, with their King and Government pursued by the Germans, were tragically misrepresented and never fully understood by Allied politicians.On another level, personality clashes between senior commanders further confused conditions in the field, where lack of air cover, supporting arms and equipment made the task of the comparatively few combatants almost impossible to perform. Heroic battles and humiliating retreats led to the inevitable evacuation of an Allied expedition doomed from the start.The hard lessons learned paved the way for successes in other theatres of war. The Norwegian Campaign, unsuccessful and overshadowed by the momentous events following Hitler's breakthrough in the West, was conveniently forgotten.Now, almost half a century later, the human tragedies and triumphs, played out in the appalling conditions of the Arctic Circle, are related in a succinct, fast-moving story told by a ranker who served throughout the campaign. New Terms ************************************************************ THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH US - WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS. INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE NOTICE ! AS OF MAY 14th, 2007, THE US POSTAL SYSTEM HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED INTERNATIONAL MAIL RATES - ALL SURFACE MAIL HAS BEEN DROPPED, THERE WILL ONLY BE TWO CLASSES OF AIR MAIL= PRIORITY OR FIRST CLASS. Due to increasingly higher U.S. postal rates, and the many packages that we have lost or damaged, on International Mail, we now only will ship internationally via E-Bay’s Global shipping program, which goes by courier services. 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