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Lunde Henrik O (Henrik Olai), <1936-> |
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Hitler's wave-breaker concept : an analysis of the German end game in the Baltic / / Henrik O. Lunde |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Casemate, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (451 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Baltic States |
Baltic States History 1940-1991 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Maps""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Hitler�s Strategic Thinking""; ""Chapter 2: Barbarossa�s Planning and Execution�Signs of Trouble""; ""Chapter 3: Army Group North�s Years of Hope and Frustration""; ""Chapter 4: The Retreat Begins and Finland Opts for Peace""; ""Chapter 5: Summer of Disasters""; ""Chapter 6: Army Group North Trapped""; ""Chapter 7: Sweden and Germany""; ""Chapter 8: New German Submarines and Their Training Areas""; ""Chapter 9: Overview of the Soviet Winter Offensive"" |
""Chapter 10: The Fate of the Enclaves""""Conclusion""; ""Appendix""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Among the many controversies of World War II, prominent is the debate over Germany's strategy in the north of the Soviet Union, as the tide of war turned, and gigantic Russian armies began to close in on Berlin. In this long-awaited work, Henrik Lunde-former U.S. Special Forces officer and author of renowned previous works on the campaigns in Norway and Finland-turns his sights to the withdrawal of Army Group North.Providing cool-headed analysis to the problem, the author first acknowledges that Hitler-often accused of holding onto ground for the sake of it-had valid reasons in this instance t |
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