Norway 1940 - (World War II) by Francois Kersaudy & Franois Kersaudy (Paperback)

About the Book

Originally published: Great Britain: W. Collins Sons, 1990.

Book Synopsis

In the late 1930s, as Europe moved toward war, the peaceful kingdom of Norway found itself strategically vital to the interests of Germany, France, and Great Britain. Though Norway was strictly neutral, in April 1940 Britain and France mined Norwegian territorial waters to prevent supplies from reaching Germany. Immediately, the German Reich invaded the militarily weak Norway. Norway 1940 shows the country fighting valiantly, assisted by the Allies in a two-month campaign that has become a textbook example of confused aims and faulty coordination. François Kersaudy delved deeply into the archives of the nations involved to offer the most balanced account to date. He depicts the glaring political and military errors of the campaign and goes on to consider large questions about its conduct and consequences. François Kersaudy was a research fellow at Keble College, Oxford University. He is the author of Churchill and DeGaulle.

Review Quotes

"The Allied campaign in Norway has had its detractors, but none with the satiric style of Kersaudy."

About the Author

François Kersaudy was a research fellow at Keble College, Oxford University. He is the author of Churchill and DeGaulle.