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Towards a Wider War: British Strategic Decision-Making and Military Effectiveness in Scandinavia, 1939-40
Joseph Moretz
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Description for Towards a Wider War: British Strategic Decision-Making and Military Effectiveness in Scandinavia, 1939-40
Hardback. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 594 pages, 18 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Towards a Wider War examines British policy, grand strategy, military operations and tactical execution in the critical period of the `Phoney War' - culminating in Scandinavia and the forlorn campaign in Norway. Recognizing that political and military leaders rarely plan for failure, the work assesses the strengths and weaknesses of British performance in the last year of peace and during the first critical months of war. Fundamentally, major problems were evidenced across the spectrum of war, but perhaps the greatest failing demonstrated remained in the higher direction of war and the mismatch between avowed strategy and operational capability. ... Read more
Towards a Wider War examines British policy, grand strategy, military operations and tactical execution in the critical period of the `Phoney War' - culminating in Scandinavia and the forlorn campaign in Norway. Recognizing that political and military leaders rarely plan for failure, the work assesses the strengths and weaknesses of British performance in the last year of peace and during the first critical months of war. Fundamentally, major problems were evidenced across the spectrum of war, but perhaps the greatest failing demonstrated remained in the higher direction of war and the mismatch between avowed strategy and operational capability. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Wolverhampton Military Studies
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
594
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911096368
SKU
V9781911096368
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99-2
About Joseph Moretz
Joseph Moretz is an independent researcher and author whose primary focus is the evolution of naval thought and development of joint doctrine focusing further on the British from 1914 onwards. Following a career in computing and telecommunications with the United States Department of Defense culminating as the Director of Information Assurance with the Defense Contract Management Agency, the author retired ... Read more
Reviews for Towards a Wider War: British Strategic Decision-Making and Military Effectiveness in Scandinavia, 1939-40
This is a well-integrated account of the British effort in Norway in 1940, and is an excellent example of how to write a campaign history.
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