On 9 April 1940, the German Armed Forces seized Norway and Denmark in an operation remarkable for its precision and boldness. The Chamberlain War Cabinet was ca

Senior military commander assesses the reasons behind the ignominious failure of the British campaign in Norway in 1940.

On 9 April 1940, German forces invaded Denmark, and then Norway, in an attempt to secure the vital mineral resources of Scandinavia for their war industry. This

This major history documents the German invasion of Norway, focusing on the events at sea. The first operation in which the air force, army, and navy worked clo

An “excellent” history of the often overlooked WWII campaign in which Hitler secured a vital resource lifeline for the Third Reich (Library Journal). After