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Автор: Herman Amersfoort, Piet Kamphuis
Издательство: Brill
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 9004184384
Количество страниц: 495
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Размер: 116 Мб
Каталожный номер: 65149
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In May 1940, the Netherlands were overrun by German armed forces. The five-day campaign might seem to be a prime example of Blitzkrieg, which led shortly afterwards to the rapid and unexpected overthrow of France. This book, based on the newest scholarly research, argues that this is too simple a view. Even though the German assault on the Netherlands made use of tanks, aircraft and airborne troops, it was still a classic campaign against a weak opponent in a theater on the margins of Fall Gelb. In many instances, artillery and infantry were the decisive factors and it is debatable whether the bombing of Rotterdam can be seen as a precursor to the aerial terror campaigns against civilian populations that marked the later stages the Second World War.
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