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    Hitler's Arctic War: The German Campaigns in Norway, Finland and the USSR 1940-1945
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    Hitler's Arctic War: The German Campaigns in Norway, Finland and the USSR 1940-1945

    By Christer Jrgensen and Chris Mann

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    ‘In the past the German General Staff had taken no interest in the military history of wars in the north and east of Europe. Nobody had ever taken into account the possibility that some day German divisions would have to fight and to winter in northern Karelia and on the Murmansk coast.’ (Lieutenant-General Waldemar Erfurth, German Army). Despite this statement, the German Army’s first campaign in the far north was a great success: between April and June 1940 German forces totaling less than 20,000 men seized Norway, a state of three million people, for minimal losses. Hitler’s Arctic War is a study of the campaign waged by the Germans on the northern periphery of Europe between 1940 and 1945.

    As Hitler’s Arctic War makes clear, the emphasis was on small-unit actions, with soldiers carrying everything they needed – food, ammunition and medical supplies – on their backs. The terrain placed limitations on the use of tanks and heavy artillery, while lack of airfields restricted the employment of aircraft.

    Hitler’s Arctic War also includes a chapter on the campaign fought by Luftwaffe aircraft and Kriegsmarine ships and submarines against the Allied convoys supplying the Soviet Union with aid. However, Wehrmacht resources committed to Norway and Finland were ultimately an unnecessary drain on the German war effort. Hitler’s Arctic War is a groundbreaking study of how war was waged in the far north and its effects on German strategy.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPen and Sword
    Release dateNov 30, 2016
    ISBN9781473884588
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    Hitler's Arctic War: The German Campaigns in Norway, Finland and the USSR 1940-1945
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    Christer Jrgensen

    CHRISTER JRGENSEN holds a doctorate on the Anglo-Swedish alliance between 1805 and 1809 from University College, London. He has written articles on military topics for military encyclopaedias and is the co-author of Tanks in the Twentieth Century. He currently lives in Sweden.CHRIS MANN is a lecturer in European history at the University of Surrey and University College, London. A holder of a doctorate in war studies from Kings College, London, his author area of expertise is Scandinavian military history in the twentieth century, specifically during World War II. He is the author of Norwegian Armed Forces in Exile 194045 and The T-34, and co-author of Inside Hitlers Germany. He currently lives in London.

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      I was fortunate to receive five military books just prior to Christmas, and spent the festive period reading them all. Of these five, this was for me by far the most interesting and informative. I admit to having a particular interest in the Norwegian Campaign of 1940, even more so having visited many of the locations involved.This book was first published in 2002 and had passed me by, so I was pleased to see it reprinted by Pen & Sword Military. Of the two authors, Dr. Chris MANN was a lecturer in European history, and later at the R.M.A. Sandhurst. He held a Doctorate from King’s College, London, with one of his specialisations Scandinavian military history. His colleague Dr. Christer JORGENSEN gained his Ph.D. from University College, London, and lived in Sweden where he wrote on military subjects.With the standard of the authors, it is of no surprise that the book is well scripted, based on extensive and thorough research, and is comprehensive. There are seven chapters covering Germany, Finland and the Winter War; the Invasion of Norway; Operation Barbarossa (the German invasion of the U.S.S.R.); Stalemate on the Frozen Front; The Arctic Convoys; The U.S.S.R’s counter invasion and victory; and the Price of Occupation. Each covers the subject from a strategic and operational level, on land, sea and in the air, as well as giving some insight into the day-to-day tactical issues and effects. There is a conclusion which is balanced and credible analysis of the subject area.There are several photographs included that illustrate some of the nature of the campaigns, but although their clarity is very good, they are not excellent and sometime of a general view. Likewise, the maps used support the text are good, but could be better. For me, the clear and overriding merit of this book is the text. It is, in my humble opinion, superb. I like books that challenge and extend my current understanding of a subject, and this book achieved that by the bucket load.