{"product_id":"blitzkrieg-9780241505212","title":"Blitzkrieg","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Deighton has a desire, unobtrusive but inflexible, to see the truth ... \u003ci\u003eBlitzkrieg\u003c\/i\u003e is full of insights'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of the Nazi conquest of western Europe, from Hitler''s rise to power and ''lightning-fast war'', to his fatal mistake in halting the German advance on Dunkirk in 1940. Drawing on technical mastery and interviews with both Allied and German participants, \u003ci\u003eBlitzkrieg\u003c\/i\u003e sets out the technical thinking behind the attack and the weapons that made it possible. It is a compelling, detailed account of Europe''s darkest hour. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''What Deighton did for the Battle of Britain in \u003ci\u003eFighter\u003c\/i\u003e he has done for the land-war here ... A rattlingly good yarn'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Mr Deighton did for the Battle of Britain in \u003ci\u003eFighter\u003c\/i\u003e he has done for the land-war here ... A rattlingly good yarn. * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eDeighton has a desire, unobtrusive but inflexible, to see the truth ... \u003ci\u003eBlitzkrieg\u003c\/i\u003e is full of insights, quietly expressed but as a rule uncomfortably true. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eContains some gems of research and some arresting conclusions. * New Statesman *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733149921623,"sku":"9780241505212","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241505212.jpg?v=1719999596","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blitzkrieg-9780241505212","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}