The soldiers' general : Bert Hoffmeister at war /

"Self-doubt so plagued him that he suffered a nervous breakdown even before fighting his first combat action. But by the end of the Second World War, Bert Hoffmeister had exorcised his anxieties, risen from Captain to Major-General, and won more awards than any other Canadian officer in the war...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Delaney, Douglas E. (Douglas Edward), 1964-
Autor Corporativo: Canadian War Museum
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2005.
Colección:Studies in Canadian military history ; 7.
Temas:
Hoffmeister, Bert > (Bertram Meryl), > 1907-1999 > Military leadership.
Hoffmeister, Bert, > 1907-1999 > Leadership militaire.
Hoffmeister, Bert > (Bertram Meryl), > 1907-1999
Hoffmeister, Bert.
Canada. > Canadian Army. > Canadian Armoured Division, 5th > History.
Canada. > Canadian Army > Officers > Biography.
Canada. > Armée canadienne > Officiers > Biographies.
Canada. > Canadian Army
Canada. > Canadian Army. > Canadian Armoured Division, 5th
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
Generals > Canada > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Canada > Biography.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front occidental.
Généraux > Canada > Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Canada > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Armed Forces > Officers
Generals
Military campaigns
Command of troops
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Canada
Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Contents""; ""Maps, Figures, Photographs""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""The Soldiersâ€? General""; ""1 Looking at Command""; ""2 A Young Man before the War""; ""3 The Years of Company Command and Personal Turmoil""; ""4 Battalion Command: Training for War""; ""5 Battalion Command: The Battlefield Test""; ""6 Brigade Command""; ""7 Division Command and the Liri Valley""; ""8 The Lessons from Liri""; ""9 Gothic Line to the End in Italy""; ""10 Northwest Europe and After""; ""11 Hoffmeister and Command""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

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