Narvik

"The book does provide detailed accounts of the numerous battles and skirmishes around Narvik in the spring of 1940. The maps are useful to help understand the terrain and geography. The focus of the text is at the tactical level, and any historian interested in the tactics of the Norwegian campaign or of German mountain troops at this time would find this especially useful." ~Journal of Military History

"Buchner's combat narrative provides evidence from the history of mountain warfare that military organizations trained to operate in a specific environment stand a better chance of success in that environment than untrained units. While this strikes us as common sense, history is replete with armies trying to operate in conditions for which they were completely unprepared." ~Michigan War Studies Review

"Buchner, by way of Ancker, has presented an intensely detailed historical account and counterfactual analysis of the strategic dilemmas faced by German and Allied forces at Narvik. As such this book may be of particular interest to those engaged in wargaming and military simulations as a well as historical enthusiasts more generally." ~Naval Historical Foundation

“This is an important account in the historiography of the campaign which provides the perspective of a knowledgeable German army veteran… I would recommend it.”
~The Northern Mariner

"The story of Dietl's improvisation in the face of such inadequacies is quite impressive...the best account in English of the German side of Narvik." ~Stone & Stone Second World War Books

"...a fascinating look at the battle from the German Side. While the book does reflect the the attitudes of the time it was written, it also reveals what the German troops faced and provides a good account of the various engagements in and around Narvik." ~WWII History Magazine

"...a fresh new modern perspective with the advantage of 80 years of analysis and study." ~Navy News

"This well-researched and very well-written book offers probably the best overall summary available of the military, economic and diplomatic events leading to the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941 and of its inevitable outcome." ~Baird Maritime

"...a well written and very interesting book that would serve as an excellent counter point to publications of Allied efforts in Norway." ~The Military Reviewer

"While the essentials of this campaign are well known, this book brings it vividly to life. It contains a wealth of detail of small unit actions which amply illustrate the superior fighting power of the German Armed Forces at the time." ~Miniature Wargames