{"product_id":"narvik-alex-buchner-9781612009179","title":"Narvik: The Struggle of Battle Group Dietl in the Spring of 1940","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Buchner, by way of Ancker, has presented an intensely detailed historical account and counterfactual analysis of the strategic dilemmas faced by German and Allied forces at Narvik. As such this book may be of particular interest to those engaged in wargaming and military simulations as a well as historical enthusiasts more generally.\" -- Naval Historical Foundation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished for the first time in English, this is a German account of the German invasion of Norway in the spring of 1940. It focuses on the efforts of Group \"1\" led by Eduard Dietl. This group of Gebirgstruppen was landed at Narvik in early April by ten destroyers. These ships were then all sunk by the Allies. Dietl's troops were outnumbered by Allied troops but his defense utilized ammunition, food and sailors from the sunken ships and his men retook Narvik once the Allies abandoned their efforts to push the Germans out of Norway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Buchner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612009174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612009179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Casemate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Alex Buchner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065753514239,"sku":"9781612009179","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e521662b-d378-41f4-a5fc-c10bdb0d6009.jpg?v=1768677044","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/narvik-alex-buchner-9781612009179","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}