Military Training in the British Army, 1940-1944 From Dunkirk to D-Day

Informationen zum Autor Place, Dr Timothy Harrison; Place, Timothy Harrison Klappentext In this study, the author traces the reasons for the British Army's tactical weakness in Normany to flaws in its training in Britain. The armour suffered from failures of experience. Disagreements between General Montgomery and the War Office exacerbated matters. Zusammenfassung In this study, the author traces the reasons for the British Army's tactical weakness in Normany to flaws in its training in Britain. Inhaltsverzeichnis Immensely detailed yet comprehensible and logical, Military Training in the British Army is a thought provoking study. It will be of particular interest to military historians who focus on operations and to service professionals.- Twentieth Century British History

Product details

• Authors: Place, Timothy Harrison Place Place, Timothy Harrison Place
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 11.10.2000
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9780714680910
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-8091-0
• Pages: 242
• Series: Military History and Policy
• Subjects: History: specific events & topics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History: specific events and topics, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Land forces & warfare, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, Operational Effectiveness, twentieth century warfare, military leadership studies, tactical training failures, British army training shortcomings, Normandy campaign analysis, British military doctrine