Assault Division: A History of the 3rd Division from the Invasion of Normandy to the Surrender of Germany - Couverture souple

Scarfe, Norman

 
9781862273382: Assault Division: A History of the 3rd Division from the Invasion of Normandy to the Surrender of Germany
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ISBN 10 : 1862273383 ISBN 13 : 9781862273382
Editeur : Spellmount Publishers Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

This book, first published in 1947 and therefore not reliant on secondhand sources, details the full story of one Division, the 3rd, from its preparations for the Normandy landings through to the reduction of the city of Bremen and the surrender of Germany. The author, who served in the Division, is able to describe events from the point of view of the fighting man.

This is a true classic of military writing and a book of major importance. It is the story of their training for the amphibious assault on Hitler's 'Atlantic Wall', very thoroughly planned and rehearsed in the months before D-Day. The Division's commander at the outset of the war was 'Monty' Maj-General B L Montgomery, who was succeeded by Maj-General T G Rennie, and Bolo Whistler, a distinguished armoured brigade commander from the North African campaign.

The Division's assault on Sword Beach on D-Day was remarkably successful, though the follow through to take the city of Caen that day proved altogether too 'aspirational' for one division. Later in the campaign, the 3rd Division was particularly proud of its conduct in the battles for Overloon and Venraij, and in the even more intense fighting between the Maas and the Rhine.

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À propos de l?auteur

The late Sir MICHAEL HOWARD was one of Britain's finest historians. He held chairs at Yale and Stamford University, and at King's College London, where he helped to found both the Department of War Studies and the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. He was joint founder of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, of which he was Professor Emeritus.

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Éditeur
Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1862273383
ISBN 13 
9781862273382
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9781862272569: Assault Division: A History Of The 3rd Division From The Invasion Of Normandy To The Surrender Of Germany

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1862272565 ISBN 13 :  9781862272569
Editeur : Spellmount Publishers Ltd, 2004
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