The British way of war in Northwest Europe, 1944-5 : a study of two infantry divisions /

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"This book examines the experience of two British Infantry Divisions, the 43rd (Wessex) and 53rd (Welsh), during the Overlord campaign in Northwest Europe. To understand the way the British fought during Operation Overlord, the book considers the political and military factors between 1918 and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Devine, L. P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Army. > Division, 43rd > History.
Great Britain. > Army. > Division, 53rd (Welsh) > History.
Great Britain. > Army. > Division, 43rd
Great Britain. > Army. > Division, 53rd (Welsh)
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > Great Britain.
Operation Overlord.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire des unités > Grande-Bretagne.
Opération Overlord.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Operation Overlord
Regimental histories
Great Britain > History, Military > 20th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
Great Britain
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents ; List of Illustrations ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Defining the British way of war ; Historiography ; Methodology ; The British infantry division ; Outline of the chapters ; Chapter 1 1918
  • 43: From the Great War to the Second World War ; Sophistication of tactics ; Political and military factors in stagnation of the army in the inter-war period: The ' Ten Year Rule ', Geddes Report and imperial commitments.
  • The Inskip report and ' limited liability ' Inter-war doctrine of the British Army ; Training ; Recruitment ; Did the British Army ' lose ' the lessons of 1918? ; Imminent war
  • 1938
  • 9 ; Outbreak of war
  • campaigns in Norway and France ; The war in the western desert ; Army/RAF cooperation ; Chapter 2 The 43rd Division ' s First Action: Doctrine Meets the Realities of the Battlefield ; First action: Operation Jupiter
  • Hill 112 ; Conclusion.
  • Chapter 3 The 43rd Division Incorporating Lessons Learnt: Onwards to the Seine Operation Bluecoat
  • Mont Pin ç on ; Operation Blackwater ; Command handling ; Rest ; Crossing the Seine ; The assault ; Conclusion ; Chapter 4 The 53rd Division ' s First Action to Falaise: A Very Different Experience ; Early days in Normandy ; Operation Greenline ; Raid Triangle ; Conclusion ; Chapter 5 Colossal Cracks I: The 43rd Division in Operation Market Garden ; Planning.
  • Opening moves
  • Oosterhout Advance to Driel ; Crossing the Neder Rijn ; Elst ; Conclusion ; Chapter 6 Colossal Cracks II: The 53rd Division in Operation Market Garden and the Ardennes ; Market Garden ; ' S-Hertogenbosch
  • Operation Alan ; The Maas ; Operations in the Ardennes ; Conclusion ; Chapter 7 The 43rd Division Post-Market Garden: Rest, Recuperation and Onwards to the Rhine ; Geilenkirchen
  • Operation Clipper ; Operation Blackcock ; Operation Veritable.
  • Operation Plunder Conclusion ; Chapter 8 The 53rd Division Post-Ardennes: Operation Veritable and Beyond ; Operation Veritable ; Operation Veritable
  • phase II ; Operation Plunder ; Conclusion ; Conclusion ; Casualty conservation ; Colossal cracks ; Artillery ; Armoured support ; Avenues for further research ; Aggressive attitude of British troops ; Appendix ; Notes ; Glossary ; Bibliography ; Primary Sources.

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