Air Campaign- Norway 1940 The Luftwaffes Scandinavian Blitzkrieg

James Corum's thesis is that Germany was successful in overrunning Norway in 1940 chiefly because they managed to put together an effective combined-arms operation, in which its air power countered and overcame the enemy initiative at every key point of the battle. Thus this volume is less an account solely of the air dimension than it is an excellent overview of all aspects the campaign, including both land and naval battles. Readers of the various Osprey series will not be surprised at the brevity of the account, so while various key events may rate only a sentence or two, they do at least get a mention. The book succeeds in giving a good sense of the pace of operations from the initial German invasion, through Allied intervention, and the resulting steady subjugation of Norway by land, sea, and air. Thoroughly illustrated in typical Osprey fashion (all period photographs, no artist color drawings). Well written, and recommended to those interested in the Scandinavian theater of WWII.