The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940 (Stackpole Military History Series) - Softcover

Doughty, Robert A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811714594 ISBN 13: 9780811714594

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2014

Synopsis

The French city of Sedan, located near the Belgian border, played a key role in Germany's plans for a blitzkrieg assault on Allied forces in France. This engaging narrative details the small-unit actions near Sedan during the 1940 campaign for France and recounts the fighting in and around the city by German panzer forces under the famous Heinz Guderian. In addition to an analytical reconstruction of the battle, this account provides a detailed explanation for why the battle and related events occurred. Offering an examination of both sides of the conflict, from privates up to generals, this book is recommended reading by both the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. According to the Journal of Military History, "Doughty's lively study should appeal to soldiers and civilians."

About this title

Product Description:

Breaking Point

About the Author:

Brig. Gen. Robert A. Doughty, USA (Ret.), is a graduate of West Point, former chair of its history department, and a prize-winning military historian. He is the author of Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0811714594
• ISBN 13: 9780811714594
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416