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Case White Robert Forczyk

Case White By Robert Forczyk

Case White by Robert Forczyk


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Case White: The Invasion of Poland 1939 by Robert Forczyk

The German invasion of Poland on 1 September, 1939, designated as Fall Weiss (Case White), was the event that sparked the outbreak of World War II in Europe. The campaign has widely been described as a textbook example of Blitzkrieg, but it was actually a fairly conventional campaign as the Wehrmacht was still learning how to use its new Panzers and dive-bombers. The Polish military is often misrepresented as hopelessly obsolete and outclassed by the Wehrmacht, when in fact it was well-equipped with modern weapons and armour. Indeed, the Polish possessed more tanks than the British and had cracked the German Enigma machine cipher. Though the combined assault from Germany and the Soviet Union defeated Poland, it could not crush the Polish fighting spirit and thousands of soldiers and airmen escaped to fight on other fronts. The result of Case White was a brutal occupation, as Polish Slavs found themselves marginalized and later eliminated, paving the way for Hitler's vision of Lebensraum (living space) and his later betrayal and invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Using a wide array of sources, Robert Forczyk challenges the myths of Case White to tell the full story of the invasion that sparked history's greatest conflict.

About Robert Forczyk

Robert Forczyk has a PhD in International Relations and National Security from the University of Maryland and a strong background in European and Asian military history. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the US Army Reserves having served 18 years as an armour officer in the US 2nd and 4th infantry divisions and as an intelligence officer in the 29th Infantry Division (Light). Dr Forczyk is currently a consultant in Washington,DC.

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1 Poland's Struggle to secure its New Borders Chapter 2 Poland's Military Rearmament Chapter 3 German Rearmament and Collaboration with the USSR Chapter 4 The Crisis of August 1939 Chapter 5 The Opening Days of the German Invasion Chapter 6 Polish Counterattack on the Bzura Chapter 7 The Siege of Warsaw Chapter 8 The Soviet Invasion Chapter 9 Occupation Chapter 10 The Reckoning Glossary Appendices Notes Bibliography Index

Additional information

CIN147283495XVG
9781472834959
147283495X
Case White: The Invasion of Poland 1939 by Robert Forczyk
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20191031
416
N/A
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