Add to ORKG“The principle of aiming everything at the enemy’s center of gravity admits of only one exception—that is, when sec- ondary operations look exceptionally rewarding.” This classic dictum, given to us by the great military theorist Carl von Clausewitz, provides the impetus behind this book. Originally conceived as a case study for inclusion in the Strategy and Policy curriculum at the U.S. Naval War College, this historical work covers the operations in Norway during the spring of 1940, one of the most overlooked campaigns of the Sec- ond World War
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Winston Churchill once said that most strategic failures in war are due to the “total absence of one...
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The Phoney War is a comparatively neglected period in studies of Churchill and war. Yet, this was a ...
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In the late spring of 1940 the forces of five nations for the first time - and hopefully the last - ...
From the mid-1980s until the end of the Cold War, Norway found itself a major focus of U.S. and NATO...
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Explanations of the importance of Allied air power during World War II often look to the supporting ...
On retiring in spring 1907, Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson assisted his respected First Sea Lord, John Fi...
Literature about command and control, i.e. the direction and coordination of military forces, tradit...
For thirty years after the Second World War, historians said very little about the role of signals i...
The study examines the development of American maritime interests in the High North in the period fr...
Winston Churchill once said that most strategic failures in war are due to the “total absence of one...
One of three volumes of essays (two fo- cus on different aspects of strategy) pub- lished in Handel’...
This paper aims to show that the Allies of the Second World War formed a major, yet largely overlook...
The pursuit and sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941 constituted one of the largest...
Given the significance of World War II and the interest in the European Campaign, the authors offer ...
The Phoney War is a comparatively neglected period in studies of Churchill and war. Yet, this was a ...
The most critical problem for the Western Allies in the northern European theater in 1941–42 was the...
In the late spring of 1940 the forces of five nations for the first time - and hopefully the last - ...
From the mid-1980s until the end of the Cold War, Norway found itself a major focus of U.S. and NATO...
The German Invasion and Capture of Norway. Events Prior to the Invasion. World War II began when the...
Explanations of the importance of Allied air power during World War II often look to the supporting ...
On retiring in spring 1907, Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson assisted his respected First Sea Lord, John Fi...
Literature about command and control, i.e. the direction and coordination of military forces, tradit...
For thirty years after the Second World War, historians said very little about the role of signals i...
The study examines the development of American maritime interests in the High North in the period fr...