Monty S Greatest Battles 1942 1945

Author : Adrian Stewart
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399046053

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Monty's Greatest Battles 1942–1945 by Adrian Stewart Pdf

Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery had a dynamic personality that often led to difficulties with political or military superiors but made him an immensely effective leader of men. He identified himself closely with his soldiers whose welfare was his continual concern and whom he treated almost as family. In return, they fought for him magnificently in some of the most important battles of the Second World War. These battles varied in type, terrain and tactics: defended river crossings including that of the Rhine; amphibious landings including the D-Day landings; defensive encounters including Alam Halfa and the Ardennes; mobile operations including the capture of Tripoli, the ‘left hook’ at the Mareth Line and the dash from the Seine to the Scheldt culminating in the daring attempt to seize the Rhine bridges; ‘set piece’ conflicts against enemies in prepared positions equipped with often superior weapons including Alamein and Normandy. In addition to describing the battles that made Montgomery the legendary military commander for which he is rightly remembered, this fascinating book examines both his qualities and weaknesses. Notwithstanding the latter, there is no doubt that he fully justified the trust and loyalty that soldiers gave to the man they knew as ‘Monty’.

Author : Adrian Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1399046012

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Monty's Greatest Battles 1942-1945 by Adrian Stewart Pdf

Author : Charles Forrester
Publisher : Helion and Company
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781912174539

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Monty's Functional Doctrine by Charles Forrester Pdf

Using a combination of new perspectives and new evidence, this book presents a reinterpretation of how 21st Army Group produced a successful combined arms doctrine by late 1944 and implemented this in early 1945. Historians, professional military personnel and those interested in military history should read this book, which contributes to the radical reappraisal of Great Britain’s fighting forces in the last years of the Second World War, with an exploration of the reasons why 21st Army Group was able in 1944–45 to integrate the operations of its armor and infantry. The key to understanding how the outcome developed lies in understanding the ways in which the two processes of fighting and the creation of doctrine interrelated. This requires both a conventional focus on command and a cross-level study of Montgomery and a significant group of commanders. The issue of whether or not this integration of combat arms (a guide to operational fighting capability) had any basis in a common doctrine is an important one. Alongside this stands the new light this work throws on how such doctrine was created. A third interrelated contribution is in answering how Montgomery commanded, and whether and to what extent, doctrine was imposed or generated. Further it investigates how a group of ‘effervescent’ commanders interrelated, and what the impact of those interrelationships was in the formulation of a workable doctrine. The book makes an original contribution to the debate on Montgomery’s command style in Northwest Europe and its consequences, and integrates this with tracking down and disentangling the roots of his ideas, and his role in the creation of doctrine for the British Army’s final push against the Germans. In particular the author is able to do something that has defeated previous authors: to explain how doctrine was evolved and, especially who was responsible for providing the crucial first drafts, and the role Montgomery played in revising, codifying and disseminating it.

Author : Nigel Hamilton
Publisher : Coronet
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Generals
ISBN : 0340364734

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Monty by Nigel Hamilton Pdf

Author : Nigel Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Marshals
ISBN : 0340607920

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Monty by Nigel Hamilton Pdf

Author : Nigel Hamilton
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UCAL:B4311792

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Master of the Battlefield by Nigel Hamilton Pdf

Master of the Battlefield charts the biography of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery from his decisive victory at El Alamein through the Battle of Normandy. It details the most complex, full years of Montgomery's career, following the time he became a household name after his North African campaign, and including his battles in Sicily and Italy, and the final Allied conquest in France in 1944. Based on Montgomery's secret diaries, letters and vast collections of private papers, which have remained confidential and inaccessible until now, this is the authorized biography of Montgomery in his most important years as commander. - Jacket flap.

Author : Harvey Rachlin
Publisher : Garrett County Press
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781939430090

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Jumbo's Hide, Elvis's Ride, and the Tooth of Buddha by Harvey Rachlin Pdf

Once again historian Harvey Rachlin uncovers odd and stirring stories behind some of the most fascinating objects in the world. "Jumbo's Hide," Publisher's Weekly writes, "is entertaining and enlightening … a pageant of human aspiration, achievement, obsession, and belief." Artifacts explored include: The truce flag that ended World War I, The Maltese Falcon, John Adam's pigtail and Jesse James' Stickpin and Galileo's middle finger.

Author : Charles Messenger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 985 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135959708

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Reader's Guide to Military History by Charles Messenger Pdf

This book contains some 600 entries on a range of topics from ancient Chinese warfare to late 20th-century intervention operations. Designed for a wide variety of users, it encompasses general reviews of aspects of military organization and science, as well as specific wars and conflicts. The book examines naval and air warfare, as well as significant individuals, including commanders, theorists, and war leaders. Each entry includes a listing of additional publications on the topic, accompanied by an article discussing these publications with reference to their particular emphases, strengths, and limitations.

Author : Glyn Harper
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253031433

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The Battle for North Africa by Glyn Harper Pdf

“A well-researched and highly readable account of one of World War II’s most important ‘turning point’ battles.” —Jerry D. Morelock, Senior Editor at HistoryNet.com In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most of Europe, and pushed into North Africa. As the Allies scrambled to counter the Axis armies, the British Eighth Army confronted the experienced Afrika Corps, led by German field marshal Erwin Rommel, in three battles at El Alamein. In the first battle, the Eighth Army narrowly halted the advance of the Germans during the summer of 1942. However, the stalemate left Nazi troops within striking distance of the Suez Canal, which would provide a critical tactical advantage to the controlling force. War historian Glyn Harper dives into the story, vividly narrating the events, strategies, and personalities surrounding the battles and paying particular attention to the Second Battle of El Alamein, a crucial turning point in the war that would be described by Winston Churchill as “the end of the beginning.” Moving beyond a simple narrative of the conflict, The Battle for North Africa tackles critical themes, such as the problems of coalition warfare, the use of military intelligence, the role of celebrity generals, and the importance of an all-arms approach to modern warfare.

Author : Peter Caddick-Adams
Publisher : Random House
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781409052272

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Snow and Steel by Peter Caddick-Adams Pdf

Peter Caddick-Adams - one of the leading military historians of his generation - reviews one of the great final engagements of WW2: The Battle of the Bulge. Including specially commissioned maps, black and white photography, archive material and personal interviews, this is a riveting landmark study of a pivotal historical moment and perfect for readers of James Holland, John Keegan, Anthony Beevor and Max Hastings. 'A thought-provoking and compelling account of one of the most iconic battles of the Second World War. Brilliant' -- James Holland 'Caddick-Adams knows more about the Bulge than any other historian I have read...I admire his originality...Snow and Steel offers an authoritative narrative of the drama...' -- Max Hasting, The Sunday Times 'An encyclopaedic and eminently readable book' -- Times Literary Supplement 'A compelling read' -- ***** Reader review 'The definitive Bulge history' -- ***** Reader review 'Absolutely brilliant book' -- ***** Reader review 'Brilliant read. Captivating and informative' -- ***** Reader review 'Excellent, authoritative and very well written' -- ***** Reader review ******************************************************************************************** Snow and Steel is a huge reassessment of Hitler's last great throw of the dice: 'The Battle of the Bulge', the battle for the Ardennes from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. This is an utterly fascinating five weeks when for a time it looked like Hitler had outflanked the allied armies pushing toward the Rhine and might just throw them back to the Normandy beaches. It is also the context for the catastrophic events at Bastogne depicted so graphically in Band of Brothers. For military history fans this is one of those touchstone battles of World War Two, written by an author with a world-wide reputation. With specially commissioned maps, photographs, primary archival material and personal interviews, this is a truly controversial, commercial and landmark book.

Author : Jonathan Fennell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139496025

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Combat and Morale in the North African Campaign by Jonathan Fennell Pdf

Military professionals and theorists have long understood the relevance of morale in war. Montgomery, the victor at El Alamein, said, following the battle, that 'the more fighting I see, the more I am convinced that the big thing in war is morale'. Jonathan Fennell, in examining the North African campaign through the lens of morale, challenges conventional explanations for Allied success in one of the most important and controversial campaigns in British and Commonwealth history. He introduces new sources, notably censorship summaries of soldiers' mail, and an innovative methodology that assesses troop morale not only on the evidence of personal observations and official reports but also on contemporaneously recorded rates of psychological breakdown, sickness, desertion and surrender. He shows for the first time that a major morale crisis and stunning recovery decisively affected Eighth Army's performance during the critical battles on the Gazala and El Alamein lines in 1942.

Author : Michael Alfred Peszke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015038415074

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Battle for Warsaw, 1939-1944 by Michael Alfred Peszke Pdf

Author : John Buckley
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300134490

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Monty's Men by John Buckley Pdf

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 battlefields of Europe, from D-Day to VE-Day, from the Normandy beaches to Arnhem and the Rhine, and, ultimately, to the Baltic, Buckley’s provocative history demonstrates that the British Army was more than a match for the vaunted Nazi war machine. This fascinating revisionist study of the campaign to liberate Northern Europe in the war’s final years features a large cast of colorful unknowns and grand historical personages alike, including Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery and the prime minister, Sir Winston Churchill. By integrating detailed military history with personal accounts, it evokes the vivid reality of men at war while putting long-held misconceptions finally to rest.

Author : Earl Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander Alexander of Tunis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Generals
ISBN : UCAL:$B704238

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The Alexander Memoirs, 1940-1945 by Earl Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander Alexander of Tunis Pdf

"It was said that before El Alamein the Allies never knew victory, and after El Alamein never knew defeat: much of the credit belongs to Alexander. For decades his contribution to the British efforts in both wars has been overlooked. Here, however, is a comprehensive edition of his personal and candid memoirs, which includes judgments on such men as Montgomery, Patton and Churchill. He also details his role in leading the withdrawal of the 1st Infantry Division at Dunkirk, his dealings with Stilwell in Burma and the bombing of the Monte Cassino abbey."--Jacket.

Author : Jon Latimer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0674010167

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Alamein by Jon Latimer Pdf

It also changed the way the British Army fought, using concentrated artillery on a scale not seen since 1918 to break through Axis defences built in depth."--BOOK JACKET.