The Armored Campaign In Normandy June August 1944

Author : Stephen Napier
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750964739

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The Armoured Campaign in Normandy by Stephen Napier Pdf

Beginning with the D-day landings, this is a brutally frank appraisal of the planned use and actual results of the deployment of armour by both German and Allied commanders in the major tank battles of the Normandy campaign including operations Epsom, Goodwood, Cobra and Totalize. The Armoured Campaign in Normandy is a critique of Montgomery's plans to seize territory and break out and describes how they failed in the face of German resistance. It details the poor planning and mistakes of British senior commanders and how the German Army's convoluted chain of command contributed to their own defeat; these were decisions taken which cost the lives of the tank crews of both sides ordered to carry them out. Official reports, war diaries, after action reports, letters, regimental histories, memoirs of generals and recollections of tank men are used to tell the inside story of the campaign from an armour point of view to give a different but detailed perspective of the Normandy campaign from the men who fought in it.

Author : Stephen Napier
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1612003249

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The Armored Campaign in Normandy June-August 1944 by Stephen Napier Pdf

A critical narrative using original documents of the Allies' victorious armored campaign in Normandy despite defective inferior tanks and poor leadership. Beginning with the D-day landings, this is a frank appraisal of the planned use and actual results of the deployment of armor by both German and Allied commanders in the major tank battles of the campaign including Operations Epsom, Goodwood, Cobra and Totalize. Using new evidence about Tanks on D-Day and tank losses in the campating, this book is a critique of how Montgomery's plans to seize territory and break out failed in the face of German resistance. It details the poor planning by British generals who made many mistakes and how the German convoluted chain of command contributed to their own defeat. Official reports, war diaries, After Action reports, letters, regimental histories, memoirs of generals and troopers, and Allied and German perspectives from tank crews are used to tell the inside story of the campaign from an armor point of view to give a different but detailed perspective. For the first time the book gives real numbers of tanks lost in the battle of the campaign from research at archives around the world.

Author : Steve Zaloga,George Balin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Tank warfare
ISBN : OCLC:949940476

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D-Day Tank Warfare by Steve Zaloga,George Balin Pdf

Author : Stephen A. Patrick
Publisher : Smithmark Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000018942491

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The Normandy Campaign, June and July 1944 by Stephen A. Patrick Pdf

A fascinating text and over 150 black-and-white photographs tell the story ofthe Allied assault on Festung-Europa.

Author : John Buckley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135774004

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British Armour in the Normandy Campaign by John Buckley Pdf

The popular perception of the performance of British armour in the Normandy campaign of 1944 is one of failure and frustration. Despite overwhelming superiority in numbers, Montgomery's repeated efforts to employ his armour in an offensive manner ended in a disappointing stalemate.

Author : Robert A. Miller
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307827753

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August 1944: The Campaign for France by Robert A. Miller Pdf

Robert A. Miller has written an exciting and well-documented account of a month that changed history. It is a true and accurate picture of the war as it was fought - day by day. In the tradition of Cornelius Ryan, this is popular military history at its best.

Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Coda Books Ltd
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781906783501

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The Normandy Campaign 1944 by Bob Carruthers Pdf

This lavishly illustrated edition is the definitive single volume overview of the hard fought campaign in Normandy. Written by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers, and drawing extensively on primary sources, this major publication is appearing in e-book form for the first time. The Normandy Campaign encompasses the strategic, operational and tactical aspects of the battle for Normandy and expertly details the events which influenced the actions of the armies on both sides of the battlefront. The entire scope of the 1944 battle for Normandy is considered including the weapons, defences and logistical problems. This e-book version features all of the most important battles which erupted following the D-day landings including Epsom, Goodwood, Charnwood, Mortain and culminates in the Falaise pocket. Also included is an extensive survey of the raid on Dieppe and its importance as a dress rehearsal for Operation Overlord.

Author : Ralph Francis Bennett
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Normandy (France)
ISBN : UCSC:32106006892480

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Ultra in the West by Ralph Francis Bennett Pdf

Ralph Bennett, who spent his war years decoding German signals at Bletchley Park, here reconstructs what really happened behind the scenes in the campaign for Europe's liberation.

Author : J. J. How
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Normandy (France)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119439292

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Hill 112 by J. J. How Pdf

Covers major battles between the British/Canadian and German forces (primarily SS Panzer units) for Caen in June/July 1944. Details the Battle for Hill 112-- a crucial piece of terrain in which to gain control of Normandy.

Author : Hans Speidel
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041352993

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Invasion 1944 by Hans Speidel Pdf

Author : Michael Dale Doubler
Publisher : Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Bocage normand (France)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105082400412

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Busting the Bocage by Michael Dale Doubler Pdf

Author : John D. Buckley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0203607554

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British Armour in the Normandy Campaign, 1944 by John D. Buckley Pdf

The popular perception of the performance of British armour in the Normandy campaign of 1944 is one of failure and frustration. Despite overwhelming superiority in numbers, Montgomery's repeated efforts to employ his armour in an offensive manner ended in a disappointing stalemate. Explanation of these and other humiliating failures has centred predominantly on the shortcomings of the tanks employed by British formations. This new study by John Buckley challenges the standard view of Normandy as a failure for British armour by analysing the reality and level of the supposed failure and the cau.

Author : Major Frank Baldwin,Lieutenant Colonel Will Townend
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750991797

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Gunners in Normandy by Major Frank Baldwin,Lieutenant Colonel Will Townend Pdf

The official account of the Royal Artillery's activities in the Normandy campaign, this volume breaks down the historic achievements of the Regiment, integrating newly published research with a detailed account of their activities, logistics and equipment in the offensive. Gunners in Normandy includes mention of every regiment that served, a Roll of Honour, and a list of the dead by unit. This book presents the definitive record of events, assembled from interviews with veterans, papers and documents from the Firepower Archives, terrain studies, personal memoirs, war diaries and other official documents. Serious students of the battle for Normandy should find this essential reading, with comprehensive coverage of the role of the Royal Artillery, and much material not published anywhere else, including orders of battle, the details of targets engaged by the guns and their effectiveness.

Author : Yves Buffetaut
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612007281

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The Falaise Pocket by Yves Buffetaut Pdf

This WWII military history explores the dramatic turning point of the Battle of Normandy—illustrated throughout with archival photos and maps. On June 6th, 1944, the Allied forces embarked on Operation Overlord with the first wave of Normandy landings. But it wasn’t until August of that year that the tide of the battle—and the entire war—began to turn. The decisive moment came at the Battle of the Falaise Pocket. The German Army had managed to hold back the Allies for months, but its resources were running out, and the Allies ruled the skies. As the Allies began to push South and East, Hitler refused to permit Field Marshal von Kluge, the commander of Army Group B, to withdraw. General Montgomery ordered the Allied armies to converge on the Falaise area on August 8th, and by August 21st they had some 50,000 Germans surrounded. While many German soldiers did escape the encirclement, the losses were catastrophic. By the end of the month, Army Group B had retreated across the Seine, ending the battle of Normandy. This illustrated account examines the battle from the failed offensive at Mortain, looking at both German and Allied perspectives, using maps, diagrams and profiles to complete the story.

Author : Yves Buffetaut
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612006444

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German Armor in Normandy by Yves Buffetaut Pdf

Throughout the Second World War, a shift occurred in the composition of the large armored units of armies which lead to an increase in the power of their tanks in particular. The Germans were no exception. Many of its recently formed Panzer divisions, from the 12th SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend to the 2nd SS-Panzerdivision Das Reich, were thrust into the effort to repel the Allies from June to August 1944 in Normandy. Within just ten weeks they would be defeated. This volume of Casemate Illustrated starts by exploring the initial struggle to gain control of Caen after the Allies had landed on the beaches of Normandy which resulted in the ferocious German Tiger tanks destroying the 7th Armored Division, with British losses totaling twenty-seven tanks. The subsequent strategies the commanders devised for the Panzer tanks during Operations Goodwood and Cobra were not so successful, ultimately ending in disaster for the Germans as the Allies broke through the German line by the end of July. With over 100 photos, diagrams showing the composition of German armored divisions, and color profiles of tanks and other armored vehicles, this is a detailed examination of the German armored forces in Normandy in 1944, focusing on the organization of the 10 Panzer divisions that took part, the vehicles they relied on and the battles they fought in and why ultimately their combined strength was not enough.