Poland 1939: The Birth Of Blitzkrieg (Campaign) (original 2002; edition 2002)

by Steven Zaloga, Howard Gerrard (Illustrator)

Series: Osprey Campaign (107)

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Osprey's examination of the German invasion of Poland, which began World War II (1939-1945) in Europe, pitting the newly modernized army of Europe's great industrial power against the much smaller Polish army and introducing the world to a new style of warfare - Blitzkrieg. Panzer divisions spearheaded the German assault with Stuka dive-bombers prowling ahead spreading terror and mayhem. This book demonstrates how the Polish army was not as backward as it is often portrayed and fielded a tank force larger than that of the contemporary US Army. Its stubborn defence did give the Germans some surprises and German casualties were relatively heavy for such a short campaign.… (more)

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Title:	Poland 1939: The Birth Of Blitzkrieg (Campaign)
Authors:	Steven Zaloga
Other authors:	Howard Gerrard (Illustrator)
Info:	Osprey Publishing (2002), Paperback, 96 pages
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Poland 1939 : The Birth of Blitzkrieg by Steven J. Zaloga (2002)

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A concise introduction to the German campaign which resulted in the outbreak of the Second World War and the subsequent dissolution of Poland as an independent state. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Steven J. Zaloga	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Gerrard, Howard	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Carbó Ros, Eloy	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Poland 1939 : The Birth of Blitzkrieg

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Poland 1939 : The Birth of Blitzkrieg

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2002

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Adolf Hitler

Fedor von Bock

Walther von Brauchitsch (as Walter von Brauchitsch)

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World War II (1939 | 1945)

World War II, Invasion of Poland

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Osprey's examination of the German invasion of Poland, which began World War II (1939-1945) in Europe, pitting the newly modernized army of Europe's great industrial power against the much smaller Polish army and introducing the world to a new style of warfare - Blitzkrieg. Panzer divisions spearheaded the German assault with Stuka dive-bombers prowling ahead spreading terror and mayhem. This book demonstrates how the Polish army was not as backward as it is often portrayed and fielded a tank force larger than that of the contemporary US Army. Its stubborn defence did give the Germans some surprises and German casualties were relatively heavy for such a short campaign.

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