On the waiting game at the Western Front prior to the major escalation: The German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, was followed two days later by the entry of France and Britain into the war. During the subsequent periodspanning approximately eight months until the launch of the German Western Campaign on May 10, 1940two heavily armed armies faced off across the German-French border, warily eyeing one another. The authors describe the background and events of this ostensibly passive phase of the Second World War, as well as its significance for the subsequent course of this global conflict. The series "Kriege der Moderne" (Wars of the Modern Era)edited by the Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehrmakes the latest research findings accessible to a broad audience. The most significant military crises and armed conflicts of recent centuries are vividly presented and analyzed, examining both the actual course of the hostilities and their broader political and cultural contexts.
Author
Jordan, Akexander/Sauer, Stefan
Title
"Ein Krieg à la Kafka"
Details
Paperback, with colour illustrations. 160 pages.
State
new
Subtitle
Sitzkrieg 1939/1940
Philipp Reclam jun. Verlag GmbH Siemensstr. 32 71254 Ditzingen Deutschland
