Table of Contents

List of illustrations; List of diagrams; List of maps; Notes on the authors; Note on the translation; Abbreviations; Glossary of German terms; Introduction; Bernd Stegemann: Part I. Politics and warfare in the first phase of the German offensive; Klaus A. Maier & Bernd Stegemann: Part II. Action plans and situation assessments of Luftwaffe and navy before the outbreak of war; Horst Rohde: Part III. Hitler's first blitzkrieg and its consequences for
North-eastern Europe; Bernd Stegemann: Part IV. The first phase of the war at sea up to the Spring of 1940; Klaus A. Maier & Bernd Stegemann: Securing the Northern flank of Europe; Hans Umbreit: Part VI. The
battle for hegemony in Western Europe; Klaus A. Maier: Part VII. The operational air war until the Battle of Britain; Bernd Stegemann: Part VIII. The second phase of the war at sea (until the Spring of 1941); Hans Umbreit & Klaus A. Maier: Part IX. Direct strategy against Britain; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of persons

About the Author

Edited by Klaus A. Maier, Horst Rohde, Bernd Stegemann, and Hans Umbreit

Project coordinated by the Militargeschichtliches Forschungsamt

Translated from German by Dean S. McMurray, P.S. Falla, and Ewald Osers

Reviews

'a fascinating volume ... As with volume I of the English edition, and the complete German version, this remains an indispensable contribution to its field.'
John P. Fox, International Affairs, 1/92
`Volume 2 maintains the same high standard of scholarship, broad analysis of economic and political factors, and clear exposition as the first. ... An essential addition to all library collections.'
Choice
'worth waiting for ... its contributors ... do a truly commendable job of analysing the receptivity of Germans to the martial spirit ... Handsomely produced and smoothly translated ... the first two installments of Germany and the Second World War can be warmly recommended to the broad readership they deserve.'
Marilyn Shevin Coetzee, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, History, Summer 1992