Fall Gelb 1940 (2)

Airborne assault on the Low Countries

Douglas C. Dildy, Peter Dennis (Illustrator)

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English

Osprey
20 January 2015

History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Battles & campaigns

Series: Campaign

The great blitzkrieg campaign of May/June 1940 saw German forces pour through Holland and Belgium to confront the French and British. The assault was audacious; it relied on speed, feinting and manoeuvre as much as superior force, and in the end these qualities were to prove decisive to German success. Featuring vivid illustrations, illuminative bird’s eye views and maps, this book charts the unfolding of an unprecedented ‘lightning war’, which saw the first ever airborne assault at a strategic level, and the largest clash of armour to date. Never in the history of warfare had the clash between such large, powerful, and apparently equal forces been decided so swiftly and conclusively.

By: Douglas C. Dildy
Illustrated by: Peter Dennis (Illustrator)
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 265
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 184mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 307g
ISBN: 9781472802743
ISBN 10: 1472802748
Series: Campaign
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 20 January 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Doug Dildy is a USAF Academy graduate with a degree in history. He attended the US Armed Forces Staff College and USAF Air War College and holds a Masters Degree in Political Science. Doug has authored several campaign studies as well as several articles covering the Dutch, Danish and Norwegian air arms' defence against the German invasions of 1940 for notable US aviation history magazines. He is a regular contributor to the amateur modelling magazine Small Air Forces Observer. Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles.