Blitzkrieg - World War Ii

This book, the second volume in the Time-Life World War II series, provides a heavily illustrated account of the opening months of the war in Europe, focusing on the period from the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, to the collapse of France in June 1940. It explores the devastating 'Blitzkrieg' or 'lightning war' tactics employed by the German forces, which resulted in a rapid and overwhelming victory in the West. The narrative details the initial push into Poland, the subsequent eight-to-nine-month period known as the 'phony war,' the Soviet invasion of Finland, the German operations in Scandinavia, the offensive into the Low Countries, the cutting off of Allied expeditionary forces, and the dramatic evacuation at Dunkirk. The book features a wealth of visual material, including startling sequences of photographs taken by United States photographers and Hugo Jaeger, Hitler's personal photographer. Key chapters cover 'Hitler Weather,' 'A Season for Blunders,' 'Iron Hands on Scandinavia,' 'First Blood in the West,' 'Deliverance at Dunkirk,' and 'The Fall of France.'

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