Anatomy of a Campaign
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Anatomy of a Campaign

The British Fiasco in Norway, 1940

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Anatomy of a Campaign

The British Fiasco in Norway, 1940

About this book

The British campaign in Norway in 1940 was an ignominious and abject failure. It is perhaps best known as the fiasco which directly led to the fall of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his replacement by Winston Churchill. But what were the reasons for failure? Why did the decision makers, including Churchill, make such poor decisions and exercise such bad judgement? What other factors played a part? John Kiszely draws on his own experience of working at all levels in the military to assess the campaign as a whole, its context and evolution from strategic failures, intelligence blunders and German air superiority to the performance of the troops and the serious errors of judgement by those responsible for the higher direction of the war. The result helps us to understand not only the outcome of the Norwegian campaign but also why more recent military campaigns have found success so elusive.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Series information
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Table of contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. List of Figures
  10. List of Maps
  11. British Operations
  12. List of Abbreviations
  13. 1 Introduction
  14. 2 ‘A Legitimate Side-Show’
  15. 3 Deciding to Decide
  16. 4 Warning Signs
  17. 5 ‘The Major Project’
  18. 6 ‘Hare-Brained’
  19. 7 Taking Stock
  20. 8 WeserĂźbung
  21. 9 ‘Something Must Be Done’
  22. 10 The Jigsaw Puzzle
  23. 11 ‘Completely Outwitted’
  24. 12 ‘Boldness Is Required’
  25. 13 ‘An Even Greater Prize’
  26. 14 Maurice
  27. 15 Sickle
  28. 16 ‘We Must Get Out’
  29. 17 The Third Dimension
  30. 18 ‘In the Name of God, Go!’
  31. 19 ‘A Good Dividend’?
  32. 20 ‘No Time to Lose’
  33. 21 The Long Retreat
  34. 22 Finale
  35. 23 Conclusions
  36. Appendix A Operational Code Names
  37. Appendix B Who’s Who (September 1939-June 1940)
  38. Abbreviations Used in the Endnotes
  39. Notes
  40. Bibliography
  41. Index