Hitler''s Strategy

Klappentext First published in 1951, this book examines Hitler's strategy and how it developed during the Second World War. Zusammenfassung First published in 1951! this book examines Hitler's strategy and how it developed during the Second World War. Hinsley! who had worked as a code breaker during the war! uses a variety of contemporary documents as sources! including records taken from the German Naval Archives after its capture by the Allies in 1945. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Note on sources and references; 1. The German navy, the Russian pact, the British problem and the decision to make war; 2. The first phase; 3. The invasion of Norway and the fall of France; 4. An invasion of England?; 5. The crucial months, September to December 1940; 6. The decision to attack Russia; 7. North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Balkans in 1941; 8. The battle of the Atlantic in 1941; 9. German-Japanese negotiations in 1941; 10. 1942; 11. The end of the German surface fleet, January 1943; 12. Hitler's strategy in defeat; Appendix A. The German surface fleet; Appendix B. Germany's infringements of the naval clauses of the Treaty of Versailles; Appendix C. The new U-boats; Index.

Product details

• Authors: F. H. Hinsley, Hinsley F. H.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.09.2013
• EAN: 9781107623293
• ISBN: 978-1-107-62329-3
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Military tactics, Military and defence strategy, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater