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Case Red: The Collapse of France

Robert Forczyk

Start date: January 30, 2018

Finish date: February 11, 2018

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Feb 04, 2024 Nick rated it it was amazing

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I've come to very much enjoy reading and respect Robert Forczyk's works of WWII history and Case Red does not disappoint. Although this book is primarily focused on Germany's second major operation in France during 1940 known as Case Red, Dr. Forczyk first develops the foundation for understanding what happened during those fateful days of May and June 1940. He spends a good portion of the first third of the book providing the overview of the military developments and industrial status of France ...more

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Dec 20, 2018 Nick rated it it was amazing

As indicated in the other reviews, the theme of this book is the last act of the Battle of France in 1940. If that's all it was, it would be a valuable edition since the narrative in most other histories covering this campaign tends to end after Dunkirk and Forczyk devotes the last third of the book to this very thing. The first two thirds of the book analyzes the reasons for this defeat and in the process, challenges a number of conventional wisdoms. This is not mere assertion but the foundatio ...more

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