Recommendations for books about the early war (1939 / 1940) in Europe?

[Magpie]

Looking for something that goes into more depth on the Land Campaigns of 39-40 instead of breezing thru to Barbarossa.

I've got Karl Frieser's book on my list but otherwise it's thin.

Thanks for any advice you may have!

 

[Rico]

To Lose A Battle -- Alastair Horne -- quite old (1969), but still very readable and well researched. Very good account.

 

[Stafford]

@Magpie Not sure if you're into Audiobooks but the Case Red and Case White videos from this channel were excellent.

 

[Vartuoosi]

To Lose A Battle -- Alastair Horne -- quite old (1969), but still very readable and well researched. Very good account.

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Was gonna recommend that one too.

 

[HOA_KSOP]

Blitzkrieg: Myth, Reality and Hitler's Lightning War: France 1940 by Lloyd Clark. Excellent book about the Battle for France. Clark is a good storyteller. I liked the parts where he is describing Rommel's "motor tour" through the French countryside.

 

[Bartimeus]

I heard this is a good book about the Narwik campaign :

The Battlle of Narvik - Books From Norway

booksfromnorway.com

I didn't read it(yet) tho