The Blitzkrieg Myth - How Hitler and the Allies Misread the Strategic Realities of World

Many military tactics during World War II were based on the assumption that new technologies would lead to decisive battlefield victories, demoralization of the enemy by intensive bombing, or even a quick surrender. Political and military leaders, Allies and Axis alike, believed that ''blitzkrieg'' was the best way to victory. But in The Blitzkrieg Myth, John Mosier argues that this was not the case. Mosier examines the major European campaigns, including Germany''s invasion of Poland in the fall of 1939 and the fall of France in 1940, and demonstrates that they were, in fact, not blitzkrieg victories. Mosier asserts that new technologies clashed with the realities of conventional military tactics, and battle outcomes often depended on traditional warfare, in this bold reassessment of the military history of World War II. John Mosier is the author of The Myth of the Great War. He is a professor of English at Loyola University in New Orleans. His background as a military historian dates from his role in developing an interdisciplinary curriculum for the study of the two World Wars, a program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. From 1989 to 1992, he edited the New Orleans Review. ''Should be valued as essential reading on the great conflict.'' - Washington Times

About the author

John Mosier is the author of The Myth of the Great War. He is full professor of English at Loyola University in New Orleans, where, as chair of the English Department and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, he taught primarily European literature and film. His background as a military historian dates from his role in developing an interdisciplinary curriculum for the study of the two world wars, a program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. From 1989 to 1992 he edited the New Orleans Review. He lives in Jefferson, Louisiana.

Product details

• Authors: John Mosier
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2004
• EAN: 9780060009779
• ISBN: 978-0-06-000977-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY: Military / World War II, HISTORY: WORLD WAR II, HISTORY: Military / World War I, HISTORY: Military / General, HISTORY: Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), HISTORY: Europe / France, HISTORY: Military / Strategy, HISTORY: Military / Nuclear Warfare, HISTORY: Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY: Wars & Conflicts / World War I, HISTORY: Wars & Conflicts / Napoleonic Wars