Nigel Thomas

The German Army 1939-45 (2) (eBook, ePUB)

North Africa & Balkans
Illustrator: Andrew, Stephen

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Hitler first considered an invasion of Great Britain in autumn 1940, then scheduled Operation Barbarossa, the conquest of the European part of the Soviet Union, for May 1941. Anxious to emulate Hitler's successes, the Italian dictator Mussolini embarked upon unnecessary military adventures in North Africa and the Balkans, which forced Hitler's intervention, diverting and depleting precious German resources, and a six-week postponement of Barbarossa. In this second of four volumes [Men-at-Arms 311, 316, 326 & 330] on the German Army of the Second World War, Nigel Thomas examines the uniforms and insignia of the forces involved in North Africa and the Balkans. Men-at-Arms 311, 316, 326, 330 and 336 are also available in a single volume special edition titled 'German Army in World War II'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 56
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782004400
• Artikelnr.: 44626675

Autorenporträt

NIGEL THOMAS PhD is an accomplished linguist and military historian, formerly at Northumbria University, now a freelance military author, translator and military uniform consultant. His interests are 20th-century military and civil uniformed organizations, with a special interest in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. He has written widely for Osprey with titles such as MAA 518 Polish Legions 1914-19 and Elite 227 Armies of the Baltic Independence Wars 1918-20. He was awarded a PhD for the study of the Eastern enlargement of NATO.

Inhaltsangabe

The Context of the North African and Balkan Campaigns · Foreign Volunteers
· The Strategy in North Africa · Army Uniform in North Africa · Orders of
Dress · Uniforms and Insignia of Foreign Volunteers · The Strategy in the
Balkans · Army Uniform in the Balkans · Other Insignia · The Plates