Hitler's Pre-Emptive War: The Battle for Norway, 1940

by Henrik O. Lunde

Book Overview

This book describes the often overlooked World War II campaign for Norway--a complex series of battles in which Hitler out-gambled Churchill in order to secure a vital resource lifeline for the Third Reich.

After Hitler conquered Poland and was still fine-tuning his plans against France, the British began to exert control of the coastline of neutral Norway, an action that threatened to cut off Germany's iron-ore conduit to Sweden and outflank...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935149334
• ISBN13: 9781935149330
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"