Monty's men : the British Army and the liberation of Europe, 1944-5 /

"Historian John Buckley offers a radical reappraisal of Great Britain's fighting forces during World War Two, challenging the common belief that the British Army was no match for the forces of Hitler's Germany. Following Britain's military commanders and troops across the battlef...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buckley, John (John D.) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Connecticut] : Yale University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, > Viscount, > 1887-1976.
Allied Forces. > Army Group, 21st.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front occidental.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Military campaigns.
Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the test of time
  • Preparation : the road to D-Day
  • Bridgehead : the first step to liberation
  • Caen : The cauldron
  • Stalemate? : frustration in Normandy
  • Breakout : victory in Normandy
  • Pursuit : the race to the frontier
  • Arnhem : conceptual failure
  • Winter : frustration and anxiety
  • Victory : the Rhine to the Baltic
  • Retrospective.

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