From victory to stalemate : World War II in the West, summer 1944 /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dick, Charles (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, KS : University Press of Kansas, [2016]
Colección:Modern war studies. Decisive and indecisive military operations ; volume 1
Temas:
1900-1999
Operational art (Military science) > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
Art des opérations (Science militaire) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front occidental.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Military campaigns.
Operational art (Military science)
Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "The first of two volumes that look at military operations
  • the connecting link between specific battlefields and broader strategic goals
  • against the German army during a pivotal year in World War II. Focusing here on those operations designed and executed on the Western Front by the Allied forces of the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada, Dick examines how and why the successful invasion of and breakout from Normandy foundered before a well-defended Wehrmacht, all within the context of the combatants' military thought and leadership, battlefield experiences, and logistical realities."
  • Provided by publisher.
  • Immature armies
  • The tipping point
  • July : Breakthrough and near breakthrough
  • August : Incomplete encirclements
  • September : Operational ideas and developments on the ground
  • Logistic realities
  • Command, operational art, and generalship
  • Postscript.

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