Campaign 380 Narvik 1940 Paperback

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In early 1940, a battle raged to control the icefree, ironore port in northern Norway –with changing fortunes until the very end. DescriptionIn early 1940, a battle raged to control the icefree, ironore 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 northernNorway. 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. FromGebirgsjägers to Guardsmen, Fallschirmjägers to Foreign Legionnaires, it offers you an impressive level of tactical detail, even down to company command, whilst also helpingyou 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 inthe fjords, the sinking of the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and the roles the famousbattlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau played in the fighting. No less dramatic arethe land battles, which include amphibious landings, sabotage, commando raids,daring ski missions and a rare parachute insertion by Gebirgsjäger troops.Sales and Marketing HighlightsExplores the origins and development of this infamous early World War IIcampaign, the conduct of which would indirectly lead to the appointment of SirWinston Churchill as Britain’s wartime leader.Features a wide array of fascinating forces (including British commandos,Foreign Legionnaires, German mountainand parachute troops), on land and sea.Complements the wider treatment offered by Campaign 183: Denmark andNorway 1940, by providing a much more detailed examination of thesignificant fighting in the northern Norwegian port.