The Breaking Point
Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940
$50.76
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2014
Summary
The French city of Sedan, located near the Belgian border, played a key role in Germany’s plans for a blitzkrieg assault on Allied forces in France. This engaging narrative details the small-unit actions near Sedan during the 1940 campaign for France and recounts the fighting in and around the city by German panzer forces under the famous Heinz Guderian. In addition to an analytical reconstruction of the battle, this account provides a detailed explanation for why the battle and related event…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780811714594 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0811714594 |
| Author: | Robert A. Doughty |
| Publisher: | Stackpole Books |
| Imprint: | Stackpole Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 680g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 153mm |
| Series: | Stackpole Military History Series |
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About The Author
Robert A. Doughty
Brig. Gen. Robert A. Doughty, USA (Ret.), is a graduate of West Point, former chair of its history department, and a prize-winning military historian. He is the author of Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War.
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