Norway 1940 : the forgotten fiasco
Kynoch, Joseph2002
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Almost 2000 British troops landed in Norway on 18 April 1940; on 2 May, the Royal Navy rescued 163 men from one of the worst planned operations of WWII. When the British landed, the Germans were already marching to meet them; these were the first British troops to understand the word 'Blitzkrieg'.
Main title:
Norway 1940 : the forgotten fiasco / Joseph Kynoch.
Author:
Imprint:
Shrewsbury : Airlife, 2002.
Collation:
x, 174 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781840373806 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.542181940.5421481940.54218940.5421
Language:
English
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BRN:
1544897
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