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Michael B. Butler-- Historian & Author of 'German 1940 War Campaign Pictorials from Heinrich Hoffman, Erwin Rommel, Combat Cameramen & Propagandists'
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www.WarPictorials.com

  • 410 Pages, 8.5x11
  • 200+ Pages of photographs, containing well over 350 pictures, along with detailed text about the history surrounding the German 1940 world shocking Western Campaign in Europe.
  • Photos from With Hitler in the West by Hitler's personal photographer Heinrich Hoffman
  • Photos taken by then Major General Erwin Rommel, commander of 7th Panzer Division, and subordinates after his unexpected rise to armored division commander.
  • Explanations of Campaign from General Walter Warlimont, OKW Operations Staff, and from Rommel's Campaign diary, dispatches and letters to his wife.

When World War Two ended in Europe, the U.S. Army and various intelligence agencies collected reams of evidence relating to the conduct of the war. A large number of photographs became property of the U.S. government and then the U.S. National Archives. This publication was created from those collections.

Essentially, this is a pictorial guide, supplemented by text, through the world shocking Nazi Gunman 1940 Western Campaign which brought the Allies to their knees in weeks. Looking back, one cannot fully grasp how this campaign upended top military commands in the Great Powers and reshuffled all the carefully conceived strategic planning scenarios.

There are two main sources: The December 1940 book, With Hitler in the West, created by Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffman, and published by Joseph Goebbels, the infamous Third Reich propaganda chief. Photos taken by then Major General Erwin Rommel or those on campaign with the new commander of the 7th Panzer Division. Outfitted with a Leica camera, Rommel was an avid photographer as well as a frontline commander. HIs unexpected rise to division commander, due to his relationship with Hitler, raised eyebrows among the German General Staff but proved a good choice.

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