Monty and the Canadian Army

Monty and the Canadian Army details the lasting influence of General B.L. Montgomery, whose military competence shaped the Canadian Army in the Second World War.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
1. The Germination of Generalship
2. Canadian Corps Legacy and Loss of Professionalism
3. Montgomery in Command of British Formations
4. Canada’s Erratic March to War
5. Dagger Pointed at the Heart of Berlin
6. Inspecting the Canadian Corps
7. Military Godfather of the Canadian Army
8. Montgomery and Dieppe
9. Monty’s Eighth Army and Canadians
10. Handling Canadians in Normandy
11. Cracking German Lines
12. First Canadian Army’s Greatest Contribution to Allied Victory
13. Canadian Army Triumph
14. Canadian Army Monty Men
Epilogue: The Montgomery Touch
Conclusion
Appendix: What to Look for When Visiting a Unit
Bibliography
Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Lt. Col.-Dr. John A. English is a Canadian Army veteran and past professor of Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College.

Zusammenfassung

Monty and the Canadian Army details the lasting influence of General B.L. Montgomery, whose military competence shaped the Canadian Army in the Second World War.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John A. English
• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781487545819
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-4581-9
• Seiten: 372
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Staatslehre und politische Verwaltung