TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM
TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM
TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM
TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM
TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM
TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM
TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM
TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM
TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM
TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM

TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM

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What do we actually know about the use of tanks during the Battle of France?

History (with a capital H) has remembered the Panzer-Divisionen crossing the Ardennes and racing towards Dunkirk, sweeping everything before them… Against French tanks that were too slow, too heavy, too few in number. A vision that, while it has established itself in the popular consciousness, needs to be nuanced. Yes, one cannot deny that the Battle of France represents the first full-scale employment of the Panzer-Divisionen, German strategists having drawn lessons from the very brief Polish campaign. But to reduce the action of French armour to its shortcomings would not do justice to the "fighting engine" nor to the men who fought for their country.

With a rigorous and thoroughly sourced style, Camille Vargas returns in this work to the role of armour on both sides during the terrible months of May–June 1940. Following Chars en Normandie and Chars en Allemagne, Chars en France 1940 dispels many preconceived ideas and sheds important light on numerous points that remain obscure in this terrible episode of the Second World War.


 

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Author 1
Camille Vargas
Publication date
April 2024
Pages
176
Illustrations
Approximately 150 photos and profiles
Cover
Paperback
Format
21 x 28.5 cm
Language
French
Publisher
Caraktère

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