British Policy and Strategy towards Norway, 1941-45 (Studies in Military and Strategic History) - Hardcover

Mann, C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230210228 ISBN 13: 9780230210226

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

Synopsis

Norway came to take up a surprising amount of the British military establishment's attention between 1940 and 1945. Norway's invasion and subsequent occupation forced Britain to reassess its relationship with Norway, a country largely on the periphery of the main theatres of the Second World War. This occurred at all levels of political and military decision making, from the grand strategic concerns of Winston Churchill and the British chiefs of staff to the tactical problems of the airmen in Royal Air Force squadrons and sailors of Destroyers and Motor Torpedo boat flotillas. In this fascinating study, Chris Mann sheds light on the Royal Naval and Combined Operations organisation's extensive operations on and around the Norwegian Coast and their relationship to the Battle of the Atlantic and the Normandy Landings and for the first time, reveals the political, military and intelligence issues surrounding British involvement after the campaign of 1940.

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Review:

"Mann's achievement in two languages and across sea, air and land operations is an enormous one. [...] He provides the reader with a critical introduction to, and the first sustained account of, the importance of the Norwegian theatre to British efforts during the Second World War. As historians continue to piece together the sheer scale of this most extensive of total wars, that is no mean achievement." - Glen O'Hara, Army Historical Research

Book Description:

An account of Britain's military policy towards Norway from the German occupation of 1940 to the liberation of 1945

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0230210228
• ISBN 13: 9780230210226
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 317