Crushing of Poland (Images of War) by Ian Baxter

Images of War

by Ian Baxter

Hitler’s decision to invade Poland in August 1939 triggered the start of the Second World War. It was also the first demonstration of Blitzkrieg tactics – the ruthless use of armor, mobile infantry and air support.The brave Polish army, inadequately equipped and inferior in numbers, was overwhelmed by this awesome display of military power as well as being taken by surprise. Official German photographers accompanied the triumphant Nazi forces on their victorious advance which first seized the key part of Danzig and then Warsaw, all within one month. The Crushing of Poland captures the drama and raw aggression of the Campaign in photographs and full captions.

Paperback

First published June 25, 2009

About the author

Ian Baxter is a military historian who specializes in German twentieth-century military history. He has written more than forty books and over 100 articles about the World War II era.

He has reviewed numerous military studies for publication and supplied thousands of photographs and important documents to various publishers and film production companies worldwide.

Reviews

[Sleepy Boy · Rating 2 out of 5]

The pictures were good but fairly German centric, to be expected I suppose from the title. The text is short and perfunctory. Where it gets very repetitive is the captions. Rather than just state what is going on in the picture, the author felt the need to keep rehashing the strategic situation. This leads to reading repeatedly in different ways about how quickly the Germans were moving or how poor the Poles were fighting.

[Wilde Sky · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short description of the German invasion of Poland during WWII.

Some of the images and depiction of the attack was interesting, but overall this book lacked depth.

[Corey Bourne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read

A quick over view of the Polish Campaign not very deep but great pictures of the troops and the armor used during the early stages of the war.

[George Polansky · Rating 4 out of 5]

A review of the start of WWII. Great photos and text, They show how much Germany relied on animal power.