621. The Nazis at War: Blitzkrieg (Part 2)

November 27, 2025

Description

When Hitler’s eye fell on Norway and Denmark, how did he and the Nazis enact their terrible plan of conquest? How did the Allies respond to this western campaign? And, how did the French fare...

Books Referenced

The War in the West

Author: James Holland

Context:

Dominic cites iron ore statistics from his brother James Holland's book, and later references his brother's observation about the 'Potemkin quality' of Nazi militarism and the simultaneous Allied and German offensives in Norway.

Achtung Panzer!

Author: Heinz Guderian

Context:

Described as 'the most German army titled book of all time,' written by panzer commander Heinz Guderian two years before the invasion of France, outlining his ideas about speed and separating panzers from slower infantry divisions.