Case White
The Invasion of Poland 1939
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Case White
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Narrated by:
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Simon Vance
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By:
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Robert Forczyk
About this listen
The German invasion of Poland on 1 September, 1939, designated as Fall Weiss (Case White), was the event that sparked the outbreak of World War II in Europe. The campaign has widely been described as a textbook example of Blitzkrieg, but it was actually a fairly conventional campaign as the Wehrmacht was still learning how to use its new Panzers and dive-bombers.
The Polish military is often misrepresented as hopelessly obsolete and outclassed by the Wehrmacht, yet in fact it was well-equipped with modern weapons and armor. Indeed, the Polish possessed more tanks than the British and had cracked the German Enigma machine cipher. Though the combined assault from Germany and the Soviet Union defeated Poland, it could not crush the Polish fighting spirit and thousands of soldiers and airmen escaped to fight on other fronts. The result of Case White was a brutal occupation, as Polish Slavs found themselves marginalized and later eliminated, paving the way for Hitler's vision of Lebensraum (living space) and his later betrayal and invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
Using a wide array of sources, Robert Forczyk challenges the myths of Case White to tell the full story of the invasion that sparked history's greatest conflict.
©2019 Robert Forczyk (P)2019 TantorWe in the West should be more forthright about how twice in one World War we sold out a staunch ally .
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While I enjoyed the introduction and the extensive background it was poorly paced in places. It skipped quite a lot of important political background while being too detailed about certain technical aspects of military equipment.
I've enjoyed the lector's voice but most of his attempts at Polish pronunciation were very jarring. I fully appreciate his attempts and he gets quite a few things right but could have used a better guide on how to pronounce certain common sounds.
The writing is overall of excellent quality and well balanced, very well presenting both side of the story.
Highly recommended
Excellent high level summary
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