Montgomery and Colossal Cracks : The 21st Army Group in Northwest Europe, 1944-45
STEPHEN. HART
Bok Engelsk 2000 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Santa Barbara : : ABC-CLIO, , 2000.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (239 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Maintenance of Morale; 3 Casualty Conservation; 4 ""Colossal Cracks"" I: The Set-Piece Battle; Photograph and Map; 5 ""Colossal Cracks"" II: The Other Elements; 6 Dempsey and the Second (British) Army; 7 Crerar and the First Canadian Army; 8 Conclusions; Select Bibliography; Index. - A reinterpretation of the British Army's conduct in the crucial 1944-45 Northwest Europe campaign, this work examines systematically the Colossal Cracks operational technique employed by Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group and demonstrates the key significance that morale and casualty concerns exerted on this technique. To ensure a full understanding of the campaign, one needs to look not only at Montgomery's methods but at those of his army commanders, Dempsey and Crerar; thus, this study addresses the scant attention to date paid to these two figures. Hart suggests that Montgomery an
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| ISBN | 0275961621
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