THE GERMAN NORTHERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS 1940-1945

Author: Earl F Ziemke

Publisher: Center of MilitaryHistory

Year published: 1959

Pagination: 342pp maps

Condition: Very good in Black Boards

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Published by US Dept of the Army. No.20-271. A history of two campaigns conducted by the Germans, firstly against Denmark and Norway in 1940 and secondly in partnership with the Finns against the Soviet Union in 1941. Both were landmarks. The invasion of Norway was the first large scale amphibious operation of WWII. The operations out of Finland provided the first instance of major military forces operating in the Arctic.