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" The Blitzkrieg myth : "
John Mosier
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BL
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621613
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Mosier, John,1944-
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| Title & Author
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The Blitzkrieg myth : : how Hitler and the Allies misread the strategic realities of World War II /\ John Mosier
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1st ed
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xii, 338 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm
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0060009764
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction : new theories of warfare -- War as pseudoscience : 1920-1939 -- The Maginot Line and Hitler's response -- The tank production myths -- Lessons mislearned : Poland and the winter wars -- The Germans and the Allies prepare for war -- The German assault and the fall of France : May-June 1940 -- The uses and misuses of armor : North Africa, Italy, the Eastern front -- The failure of strategic airpower : 1940-1944 -- Normandy and the breakout at Saint-Lô : summer 1944 -- The breakthrough failures : Arnhem, Metz, Bastogne -- Conclusion : the persistence of failed ideas -- Appendix : researching the war
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World War, 1939-1945
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World War, 1939-1945-- Campaigns-- Europe
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World War, 1939-1945-- Aerial operations
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World War, 1939-1945-- Tank warfare
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Strategy-- History-- 20th century
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| Dewey Classification
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940.54/01
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D743.M647 2003
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