Narvik And The Norwegian Campaign 1940 Rare Photographs From Wartime Archives
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Narvik And The Norwegian Campaign 1940 Rare Photographs From Wartime Archives
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Author : Philip Jowett
language : en
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Release Date : 2022-05-30
Narvik And The Norwegian Campaign 1940 Rare Photographs From Wartime Archives written by Philip Jowett and has been published by Pen & Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-30 with History categories.
The Norwegian campaign, fought in 1940, early in the Second World War in Europe, is overshadowed by the campaign in Poland that preceded it and the German blitzkrieg in the Low Countries and France that followed, yet it was a close contest from the military point of view and it had a far-reaching impact on the rest of the war. Philip Jowett's photographic history is a vivid introduction to it.In a concise text and a selection of over 150 photographs he traces the entire course of the fighting in Norway on land, at sea and in the air. He describes how important it was for the Allies - the Norwegians, British and French - to defend northern Norway against the Germans, in particular to retain control of the strategic port of Narvik.The book documents in fascinating detail the troops involved, the aircraft and the large naval forces, and gives an insight into the main episodes in the conflict including the struggle for Narvik and the major clashes at sea which culminated in the loss of the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier Glorious.The photographs are especially valuable in that they show the harsh conditions in which the fighting took place and offer us a direct impression of the experience of the men who were there.
Narvik And The Norwegian Campaign 1940
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Author : Philip Jowett
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2022-05-19
Narvik And The Norwegian Campaign 1940 written by Philip Jowett and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-19 with History categories.
The Norwegian campaign, fought in 1940, early in the Second World War in Europe, is overshadowed by the campaign in Poland that preceded it and the German blitzkrieg in the Low Countries and France that followed, yet it was a close contest from the military point of view and it had a far-reaching impact on the rest of the war. Philip Jowett’s photographic history is a vivid introduction to it. In a concise text and a selection of over 150 photographs he traces the entire course of the fighting in Norway on land, at sea and in the air. He describes how important it was for the Allies – the Norwegians, British and French – to defend northern Norway against the Germans, in particular to retain control of the strategic port of Narvik. The book documents in fascinating detail the troops involved, the aircraft and the large naval forces, and gives an insight into the main episodes in the conflict including the struggle for Narvik and the major clashes at sea which culminated in the loss of the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier Glorious. The photographs are especially valuable in that they show the harsh conditions in which the fighting took place and offer us a direct impression of the experience of the men who were there.
Narvik 1940
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Author : David Greentree
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-07-21
Narvik 1940 written by David Greentree and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-21 with History categories.
In early 1940, a battle raged to control the ice-free, iron-ore port in northern Norway – with changing fortunes until the very end. This highly detailed book covers both the naval battles and the individual Norwegian, British, Polish, French and German units that fought the land campaign over northern Norway. Highly detailed maps guide you step by step through the events. Few other books on Narvik give you as much detail on the forces of the fighting five. From Gebirgsjägers to Guardsmen, Fallschirmjägers to Foreign Legionnaires, it offers you an impressive level of tactical detail, even down to company command, whilst also helping you understand the strategic confusion surrounding the whole Allied expedition to the north too. Among the naval clashes covered in this action-packed story are the destroyer battles in the fjords, the sinking of the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and the roles the famous battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau played in the fighting. No less dramatic are the land battles, which include amphibious landings, sabotage, commando raids, daring ski missions and a rare parachute insertion by Gebirgsjäger troops.
Narvik An Account Of The Norwegian Campaign In The Spring Of 1940 From The Naval Angle With Plates Including Portraits And Maps
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Author : Donald George Frederick Wyville MacIntyre
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
Narvik An Account Of The Norwegian Campaign In The Spring Of 1940 From The Naval Angle With Plates Including Portraits And Maps written by Donald George Frederick Wyville MacIntyre and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with categories.
The Doomed Expedition
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Author : Jack Adams
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 1989-06-05
The Doomed Expedition written by Jack Adams and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-06-05 with History categories.
The Doomed Expedition tells the story of the counter against the German invasion of Norway and its failings.
Hitler Strikes North
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Author : Jack Greene
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street Publishers
Release Date : 2013-03-19
Hitler Strikes North written by Jack Greene and has been published by Grub Street Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-19 with History categories.
A detailed account of Germany’s groundbreaking Operation Weserübung, the first three dimensional—land, sea, air—strategic invasion in history. The German invasion of Denmark and Norway in April 1940 brought a sudden and shocking end to the “Phoney War” in the West. In a single day, multiple seaborne and airborne landings established German forces ashore in Norway, overwhelming the unprepared Norwegian forces and catching the Allied Powers completely by surprise. Their belated response was ill-thought-out and badly organized, and by June 9 all resistance had formally ended. The strategic importance of Scandinavian iron ore, shipped through the port of Narvik to Germany, was the main cause of the campaign. The authors show how Allied attempts to interdict these supplies provoked German plans to secure them, and also how political developments in the inter-war years resulted in both Denmark and Norway being unable to deter threats to their neutrality despite having done so successfully in the First World War. The German attack was their first “joint” air, sea, and land operation, making large-scale use of air-landing and parachute forces, and the Luftwaffe’s control of the air throughout the campaign would prove decisive. Although costly, particularly for the Kriegsmarine, it was a triumph of good planning, improvisation and aggressive, determined action by the troops on the ground. Making full use of Norwegian, Danish, and German sources, this book is a full and fascinating account of this highly significant campaign and its aftermath both for the course of the Second World War and the post-war history of the two countries conquered with such unprecedented speed.
Naval Operations Of The Campaign In Norway April June 1940
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Author : David Brown
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2000
Naval Operations Of The Campaign In Norway April June 1940 written by David Brown and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
This is the official Naval Staff history of the Norway campaign, originally published internally in 1951. It covers the period from early April 1940 to the completion of operations in June. The operation involved most of the Royal Navy's ships in the Home theatre at the time.
Norway 1940
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Author : Harry Plevy
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2017-06-23
Norway 1940 written by Harry Plevy and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-23 with History categories.
A comprehensive, chronologically arranged account of the two-month campaignEmbraces viewpoints of all the combatants: British, French, German, Norwegian and PolishMany first-hand accounts, previously unpublished or not in general circulation Ostensibly fought for control of Swedish iron ore to Germany, the Norwegian campaign made an important but largely overlooked contribution to the conduct of the Second World War. It convincingly proved the supremacy of air power in modern warfare and, particularly, the vulnerability of land and sea forces to sustained undefended air assault. It was the first conflict in which one side, the Germans, used all three arms of their forces in integrated combined assault – Blitzkreig – and in which parachute and glider-borne troops were used to secure airfields and strategic targets. In contrast, the Allies tried to conduct the campaign on land, with an overreliance on infantrymen and inadequate air support. Norway 1940: Chronicle of a Chaotic Campaign deals with the strategic and political imperatives in an integrated and comprehensive manner, as well as operations, in a complex and rapidly changing two-month campaign. While other books on the campaign have tended to focus on a limited perspective, such as naval operations or the higher levels of political decision-making with no combatant or personal perspective, this book makes much use of many previously unpublished contemporary writings and eyewitness accounts of the people involved in the Norwegian campaign. 32 black-and-white photographs
The Battle For Norway April June 1940
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Author : Geirr Haarr
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2010-05-10
The Battle For Norway April June 1940 written by Geirr Haarr and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-10 with History categories.
The acclaimed historian and author of The Gathering Storm continues his in-depth study of Northern European naval warfare during WWII. The Nazi invasion of Norway in 1940 was the first modern campaign in which sea, air and ground forces interacted decisively. In this detailed history, Gierr H. Haarr presents a comprehensive study of the naval aspects of the operation. He begins with the events off the coast of southern and western Norway where Norwegian and British forces attempted to halt the German advance out of the invasion ports as well as the stream of supplies and reinforcements across the Skagerrak Strait. Haarr then focuses on the British landings in Central Norway, where the Royal Navy first had its mastery challenged by air superiority from land-based aircraft. Next, he examines the events in and around Narvik where Allied naval, air and land forces were engaged in the first combined amphibious landings of World War II. Finally, Haarr sums up the the evacuation in June, in which the first carrier task force operations of the war, including the loss of the HMS Glorious, figure prominently. As Haarr’s previous volume, The Gathering Storm, the narration shifts between strategic and operational issues, and the experiences of the officers and soldiers on the frontlines. Extensive research and use of primary sources reveal the many sides of this battle, some of which remain controversial to this day.
Narvik And The Allies
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Author : Evan McGilvray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Narvik And The Allies written by Evan McGilvray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Narvik, Battle of, Narvik, Norway, 1940 categories.
This work is about the co-operation between the Allies in Norway between April and June 1940 by initially considering the military-politics of the period August 1939 until the German invasion of Norway in April 1940. Much of the work examines the role of the Independent Podhalian Rifle Brigade and its interaction and dependency on the Allies as the Polish troops found themselves under French command. Other aspects of the Norwegian Campaign are also explored including inter-service co-operation amongst the Allies, how the Western Allies were still uncertain who their enemy really was and how successful Narvik actually was and what it meant for the UK during the summer of 1940.