Dünkirchen 1940 Hardback

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Using revelatory new material on an event which changed the tide of World War II,Robert Kershaw’s groundbreakinghistory explores the Battle of Dunkirk from theGerman perspective.The British evacuation from the beaches of the small French port town of Dunkirk is oneof the iconic moments of military history. The battle has captured the popularimagination through LIFE magazine photo spreads, the fiction of Ian McEwan and, ofcourse, Christopher Nolan’s hugely successful Hollywood blockbuster. But what is theGerman view of this stunning Allied escape? Drawing on German interviews, diariesand unit post-action reports, Robert Kershaw creates a page-turning history of a battlethat we thought we knew.Dünkirchen 1940 is the first major history on what went wrong for the Germans atDunkirk. As supreme military commander, Hitler had seemingly achieved a miracle afterthe swift capitulation of Holland and Belgium, but with just seven kilometres before thepanzers captured Dunkirk – the only port through which the trapped British Expeditionaryforce might escape – they came to a shuddering stop. Hitler had lost control of hisstunning advance. Only a detailed interpretation of the German perspective – historicallylacking to date – can provide answers as to why.Drawing on his own military experience, his German language skills and his historian'seye for detail, Robert Kershaw creates a new history of this familiar battle. With a freshangle on this famous conflict, Dünkirchen 1940 delves into the under-evaluated majorGerman miscalculation both strategically and tactically that arguably cost Hitler the war.Sales and Marketing HighlightsFew British or American historians have enjoyed such unparalleled access toGerman wartime archives, and Robert Kershaw has spent years unearthingarmy archives and personal diaries to reveal the full history of the battle forDunkirk.Drawing on his own military experience, his German language skills and hishistorian's eye for detail, Robert Kershaw's Dünkirchen 1940 provides a freshperspective on an event which turned the tide of World War II.World War II continues to outsell all other areas of military history, andDünkirchen 1940, with its unique perspective, is sure to appeal to readersinterested in this period.