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    Fall Gelb 1940 (2): Airborne assault on the Low Countries

    By Douglas C. Dildy and Peter Dennis

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateJan 20, 2015
    ISBN9781472802767
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    Fall Gelb 1940 (2): Airborne assault on the Low Countries
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    Douglas C. Dildy

    Douglas C. Dildy is a retired US Air Force colonel who retired with approximately 3,200 hours of fast jet time. As commander of the 32d Fighter Squadron, he enforced the No-Fly-Zone over Iraq, making him an expert on F-15 employment. He is a USAF Academy graduate with a Masters Degree in Political Science and has authored numerous books, including To Defeat the Few for Osprey. He contributes regularly to the modelling magazine Small Air Forces Observer and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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    • 4/5
      Good introduction to a surprisingly little-written about campaign (in English at least). Covers most of the areas of interest and is particularly good on the campaign in the Netherlands and the first mass use of the paratrooper arm.
    • 5/5
      A great book. Engaging, well-written, fast-paced. Reflects the drama of 1940.