The Second World War : Europe and the Mediterranean

Illustrations v Acknowledgements viii Foreword ix Introduction xi Birth of the Blitzkrieg 1(26) Blitzkrieg in the West 27(28) The Battle of Britain 55(32) Hitler Triumphant: The Balkan Campaign and Operation BARBAROSSA 87(24) Cannae on a Vast Scale: The Russo-German War to Stalingrad 111(28) New Masters of Blitzkrieg: The Russo-German War From Kursk to Berlin 139(24) The Western Allies Seize the Initiative: North Africa 163(18) The Grand Alliance 181(24) The Battle of the Atlantic 205(22) Allied Victory in the Mediterranean: Sicily and Italy 227(26) No More Gallipolis: Planning and Preparing the Cross-Channel Attack 253(30) Taking the Dare: The D-Day Assault 283(24) A Business of Build-Up 307(16) Planning and Implementing the Breakout: Operation COBRA 323(24) The Tyranny of Logistics 347(22) A Rather Ambitious Counterattack 369(24) Mission Fulfilled 393(22) Selected Bibliography 415