Montgomery and "colossal cracks" the 21st Army Group in northwest Europe, 1944-45
Title:
Montgomery and "colossal cracks" the 21st Army Group in northwest Europe, 1944-45
Author:
Hart, S. (Stephen), 1968-
ISBN:
9780313028014
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Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 214 p.) : ill., maps.
Series:
Praeger series in war studies,
Praeger series in war studies.
Contents:
Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Maintenance of Morale; 3 Casualty Conservation; 4 "Colossal Cracks" I: The Set-Piece Battle; Photograph and Map; 5 "Colossal Cracks" II: The Other Elements; 6 Dempsey and the Second (British) Army; 7 Crerar and the First Canadian Army; 8 Conclusions; Select Bibliography; Index.
Abstract:
A reinterpretation of the British Army's conduct in the crucial 1944-45 Northwest Europe campaign, this work examines systematically the Colossal Cracks operational technique employed by Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group and demonstrates the key significance that morale and casualty concerns exerted on this technique. To ensure a full understanding of the campaign, one needs to look not only at Montgomery's methods but at those of his army commanders, Dempsey and Crerar; thus, this study addresses the scant attention to date paid to these two figures. Hart suggests that Montgomery an.
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