{"product_id":"case-red-9781472824462","title":"Case Red","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCase Red,\u003c\/i\u003e Robert Forczyk shows that there was much more to the fall of France than Dunkirk. In fact, even after that legendary evacuation in June 1940 there were still large British formations fighting the Germans alongside their French allies. After mounting a vigorous counterattack at Abbeville and then engaging a tough defense along the Somme, the British were forced to conduct a second evacuation from the ports of Le Havre, Cherbourg, Brest, and St. Nazaire. While France was in its death throes, politicians and soldiers debated what to do--flee to England or North Africa, or seek an armistice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCase Red\u003c\/i\u003e captures the drama of the final three weeks of military operations in France in June 1940, and explains the great impact it had on the course of relations between Britain and France during the remainder of the war. It also addresses the military, political, and human drama of France''s collapse in June 1940, and how the windfall of captured military equipme\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book constitutes an excellent summary of the conflict in the West from September 1939 to May 1940, the best for a long time. * Ligne de Front *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a gem of a book on a relatively little-known element of the fighting in 1940. * Miniature Wargames *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Chapter 1: The Path to Disaster, 1918–39  Chapter 2: A Shadow of Doubt  Chapter 3: The Centre Cannot Hold  Chapter 4: To the Sea  Chapter 5: Failure at Abbeville  Chapter 6: The Weygand Line  Chapter 7: Decision on the Aisne  Chapter 8: Disintegration  Chapter 9: Mussolini’s Gamble  Chapter 10: Occupation  Glossary  Appendices  Notes  Bibliography  Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867212591447,"sku":"9781472824462","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472824462.jpg?v=1722282233","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/case-red-9781472824462","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}