James S. Corum

Norway 1940 (eBook, PDF)

The Luftwaffe's Scandinavian Blitzkrieg
Illustrator: Turner, Graham

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A history of the innovative German air campaign that ensured victory in the rapid conquest of Norway, and an analysis of its importance to World War II and the development of air power.

The German invasion of Norway was a pivotal moment in modern warfare, the first joint campaign that featured air power as an equal element of all operations. It was, in fact, the superior use of their air force that gave the Germans the decisive margin of victory and ensured the failure of the Allied counter-offensive in central Norway in April and May 1940.

All aspects of air power were employed in Norway, from long-range bombing and reconnaissance to air transport, with the Luftwaffe's ability to transport large numbers of troops and supply ground forces over great distances being particularly important. Norway was the first campaign in history in which key targets were seized by airborne forces, and the first in which air superiority was able to overcome the overwhelming naval superiority of an enemy.

Researched from primary sources, this engaging history by air power expert Dr James Corum skilfully draws out where and why air power made the difference in Norway, and analyses the campaign's influence on the coming months and years of World War II.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472847423
• Artikelnr.: 61439996

Autorenporträt

Dr James S. Corum is an internationally recognized expert on military airpower and counter-insurgency. Recently retired from two decades of teaching at leading Western defense colleges, he has also served as a strategic planner and is a retired US Army lieutenant colonel with an intelligence background. An award-winning author of 15 books and more than 70 major journal articles and book chapters, he is now an independent historian and consultant, and lives in Alabama.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION CHRONOLOGY ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES The Luftwaffe in the
lightning conquest German Order of Battle, 9 April 1940 DEFENDER'S
CAPABILITIES The Norwegians and their allies Norwegian Army Order of Battle
Allied Order of Battle, 9 April 1940 CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES German initial
planning THE CAMPAIGN The dawn of all-arms warfare ANALYSIS BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX