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Free Download Norway 1940: The Luftwaffe’s Scandinavian Blitzkrieg (Air Campaign) by James S. Corum, Graham Turner
English | July 27, 2021 | ISBN: 1472847458 | 96 pages | MOBI | 24 Mb
A history of the innovative German air campaign that ensured victory in the rapid conquest of Norway, and an analysis of its importance to World War II and the development of air power.

Free Download James S. Corum – The Roots of Blitzkrieg: Hans von Seeckt and German Military Reform
University Press of Kansas | 1992 | ISBN: 0700606289 | English | 300 pages | PDF | 135.07 MB
Following Germany’s defeat in World War I, the Germans signed the Versailles Treaty, superficially agreeing to limit their war powers. The Allies envisioned the future German army as a lightly armed border guard and international security force. The Germans had other plans.

Free Download Bob Carruthers, "Blitzkrieg in the Balkans and Greece 1941"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 1781581223, 1781581231 | EPUB | pages: 192 | 6.9 mb
The German campaigns in the Balkans, Greece and the seizure of Crete are detailed in this long neglected account of the campaign as described from the German point of view. Out of print since the fifties, this new edition is edited and introduced by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. Based mainly on original German records and post-war military writings by veterans including Dr. Helmut Greiner, General Burkharth Mueller-Hillebrand, and General Hans von Greiffenberg, this fascinating account encompasses the lessons and conclusions drawn from the same German sources. The work of preparing this study in English, which consisted of translating basic German records and manuscripts, performing additional research, expanding and then rewriting the narratives with an eye for continuity and factual data, was done chiefly by Mr. George E. Blau of the Foreign Studies Branch, Special Studies Division, Office of the Chief of Military History. In the process of presenting the material, every effort has been made to give a balanced account of German strategy and operations in the Balkans during the spring of 1941.

Free Download Climax Europa: Book 12 of the Blitzkrieg Alternate Series
by Max Lamirande
English | 2023 | ASIN: B0BT8NTW3B | 316 Pages | MOBI | 5.75 MB

Free Download Panzer General: Heinz Guderian and the Blitzkrieg Victories of WWII (Audiobook)
English | May 26, 2020 | ASIN: B0886MM9LD | M4B@128 kbps | 12h 30m | 696 MB
Author: Kenneth Macksey | Narrator: Jonathan Cowley
Kenneth Macksey’s highly regarded biography of Generaloberst Heinz Guderian gives clear insight into the mind and motives of the father of modern tank warfare. Panzer General shows Guderian as a man of ideas equipped with the ability to turn inspiration into reality. A master of strategy and tactics, he was the officer most responsible for creating blitzkrieg in World War II.
Guderian built the Panzerwaffe in the face of opposition from the German General Staff and personally led the lightning campaigns by tanks and aircraft that put a large part of Europe under domination by the Third Reich. Kenneth Macksey, a tank man himself for more than 20 years, reveals the man as a brilliant rebel in search of ideals and a general whose personality, genius, and achievements far transcended those of Rommel.

Free Download Jeffrey L. Ethell – Blitzkrieg in the West 1939-1942
Greenhill Books | 1997 | ISBN: 1853672831 | English | 74 pages | PDF | 111.9 MB
Luftwaffe at War 3

Free Download Jamie Prenatt, Henry Morshead, "Polish Armor of the Blitzkrieg"
English | 2015 | pages: 49 | ISBN: 147280824X | PDF | 8,7 mb
The Polish army during the Blitzkrieg conjures up tragic images of infantry and dashing, but ineffective and ultimately doomed cavalry charges. In actuality the Poles, in the midst of a large-scale re-armament program, had up to 600 armored vehicles available at the time of the German attack, as well as a number of newer and better designs in various stages of development. Facing the inventors of the ‘Lightning War’, who attacked in great numbers, on multiple fronts and with total mastery of the air, the Polish armored formations were up against it. But outdated equipment, doctrine and enormous odds did not stop these units from fighting with bravery and determination before being finally overwhelmed. This volume is a complete technical study of the machines that formed the backbone of Poland’s defenses on the ground, using never-before-seen photographs and a comprehensive design and developmental history that reveal a full picture of Poland’s armored forces in the context of their greatest challenge.

Free Download Pier Paolo Battistelli, "Panzer Divisions: The Blitzkrieg Years 1939-40"
English | 2007 | pages: 100 | ISBN: 184603146X | PDF | 17,6 mb
At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Germany’s armored forces – the Panzerwaffe – were still in their infancy. The restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles meant that German tank development had to be conducted in secret. Initial armor campaigns in Poland were not completely successful and changes were needed before the invasion of France.

Free Download Bruce Quarrie, "German Airborne Divisions: Blitzkrieg 1940-41"
English | 2004 | pages: 99 | ISBN: 1841765716 | PDF | 13,6 mb
The German Army of World War II was the first to fully realise the benefits of using airborne troops alongside armoured formations. German Airborne Divisions became an integral part of the blitzkrieg operations that overran much of Western Europe during 1940 and 1941, from the historic raid on the Belgian fortress of Eben-Emael to the pyrrhic victory over British and Commonwealth forces on the island of Crete. This title looks at the creation, evolution, and early operational deployment of the German airborne forces (‘Fallschirmtruppe’), through highly detailed orders of battle, TOEs and examinations of crucial aspects such as doctrine, training, command and control, and the concept of vertical envelopment.