May 1940 the battle for the Netherlands / edited by Herman Amersfoort and Piet Kamphuis.

Other author Amersfoort, H. (Hermanus), 1951-
Other author Kamphuis, P. H.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill,
Descriptionx, 462 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns. --Netherlands.

Uniform titleMei 1940. English
SeriesHistory of warfare, 1385-7827 ; v. 57
Contents The emergence of the German threat / H.W. van den Doel -- Between hope and fear : the Netherlands Armed Forces in the interwar period / C.M. Schulten and P.M.J. de Koster -- The gathering storm : the German Armed Forces in the interwar period / J.W.M. Schulten -- The generals' duel : five days of war at the military strategic level / H. Amersfoort and J.W.M. Schulten -- "Fall festung" : a surprise attack on The Hague / C.M. Schulten -- Disputed territory : the battle in the Dutch provinces of Limburg, Noord-Brabant, and Zeeland / H.W. van den Doel -- The Field Army defeated : the battle for the Grebbe Line / H.W. van den Doel -- "Vorwarts denken, vorwarts sehen, vorwarts reiten!" : the battle in the northern provinces / P.H. Kamphuis -- Not a bridge too far : the battle for the Moerdijk bridges, Dordrecht, and Rotterdam / H.W. van den Doel -- Myth and reality / H. Amersfoort -- Annex: Table of land forces rank equivalents.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
LanguageTranslated from the Dutch.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010001509
ISBN9789004184381 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9004184384 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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