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Montgomery the Field Marshal - A Critical Study of Generalship of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery

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This book, first published in 1969, examines the achievement of Montgomery and the 21st Army Group in the campaign in Northwest Europe in 1944-45. The author observed the campaign first-hand, and has spent twenty years poring over war diaries and regimental papers to provide an in-depth analysis of Montgomery's generalship, personality, complex relations with his American allies, and his own subordinates. Looking at Montgomery's performance as a morale builder both for troops and civilians, this books also examines his difficulties with the diplomatic niceties of coalition warfare.

List of contents

Part 1. The Ground Force Commander Prologue. Cross-Channel Assault and the Supreme Command 1. Veni, Vidi, Vici… 2. The Last Days 3. Montgomery’s Ordeal 4. The Tactics of Montgomery’s Strategy 5. The End of Strategy 6. The Parting of the Ways 7. The Nature and Anatomy of Victory Part 2. The Field-Marshal 8. The Art of the Possible 9. The Drive to the North 10. Arnhem 11. The Price of Failure 12. Three Faces of the Field-Marshal 13. Counter-Offensive: the Ardennes 14. Montgomery’s Predicament 15. The Race for the Rhine 16. Plunder

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R.W. Thompson

Summary

This book, first published in 1969, examines the achievement of Montgomery in the campaign in NW Europe in 1944-5. The author provides an in-depth analysis of Montgomery’s generalship, personality, complex relations with his American allies, and his own subordinates.

Product details

Authors R.w. Thompson
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 15.03.2023
 
EAN 9781032047393
ISBN 978-1-0-3204739-3
No. of pages 354
Series Routledge Library Editions: WW2
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries
Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias

HISTORY / Military / General, military history, British & Irish history, Second World War, Battles & campaigns

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