{"product_id":"9781855326408-the-german-army-193945-2","title":"The German Army 1939–45 (2)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorth Africa \u0026amp; Balkans\u003cbr\u003eIn this second of four volumes on the German Army of the Second World War, Nigel Thomas examines the uniforms and insignia of the forces involved in North Africa and the Balkans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHitler first considered an invasion of Great Britain in autumn 1940, then scheduled Operation Barbarossa, the conquest of the European part of the Soviet Union, for May 1941.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnxious to emulate Hitler's successes, the Italian dictator Mussolini embarked upon unnecessary military adventures in North Africa and the Balkans, which forced Hitler's intervention, diverting and depleting precious German resources, and a six-week postponement of Barbarossa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this second of four volumes (Men-at-Arms 311, 316, 326 \u0026amp; 330) on the German Army of the Second World War, Nigel Thomas examines the uniforms and insignia of the forces involved in North Africa and the Balkans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57585755652470,"sku":"9781855326408","price":12.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41090400.jpg?v=1777590030","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781855326408-the-german-army-193945-2","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}