I read "Blitkrieg-Legende: der westfeldzug 1940" english version, "The Blitzkrieg Legend: the 1940 campaign in the west"
Well written and grounded in extensive archival research,
Karl-Heinz Frieser’s book provides the best explanation so far of the German victory in 1940,
and first-rate analysis have demolished the myth of blitzkrieg.
also explained how the Germans achieved their miraculous success in May, June 1940.
His important book adds considerably to our understanding of modern warfare.
The 1940 blitzkrieg in Western Europe was a key doctrinal turning point in modern warfare.
But it was, as Colonel Frieser points out, neither seamless in execution nor widely agreed upon at various levels of command.
This book, sure to be a classic of operational history, and should also be a ‘must-read’ for those concerned with
military innovation in time of war - such as the U.S. Army has experienced
during the initial stages of Global War on Terrorism and particularly in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
And this English translation has been carefully checked not only in factual
details but also in the nuances of complex explanations.
The numerous detailed maps, found nowhere else in the extensive
literature of the 1940 campaign, will be especially valuable to those visiting the battlefields.