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Monty´s Men: The British Army and the Liberation of Europe
John Buckley
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Description for Monty´s Men: The British Army and the Liberation of Europe
Paperback. Offers a radical reappraisal of Great Britain's fighting forces during World War II, challenging the common belief that the British Army was no match for the forces of Hitler's Germany. This study of the campaign to liberate Northern Europe in the war's final years features a large cast of colourful unknowns and grand historical personages alike. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 32. Weight in Grams: 442.
Historian John Buckley offers a radical reappraisal of Great Britain’s fighting forces during World War Two, challenging the common belief that the British Army was no match for the forces of Hitler’s Germany. Following Britain’s military commanders and troops across the battlefields of Europe, from D-Day to VE-Day, from the Normandy beaches to Arnhem and the Rhine, and, ultimately, to the Baltic, Buckley’s provocative history demonstrates that the British Army was more than a match for the vaunted Nazi war machine. This fascinating revisionist study of the campaign to liberate Northern Europe in the war’s final years features a large cast ... Read more
Historian John Buckley offers a radical reappraisal of Great Britain’s fighting forces during World War Two, challenging the common belief that the British Army was no match for the forces of Hitler’s Germany. Following Britain’s military commanders and troops across the battlefields of Europe, from D-Day to VE-Day, from the Normandy beaches to Arnhem and the Rhine, and, ultimately, to the Baltic, Buckley’s provocative history demonstrates that the British Army was more than a match for the vaunted Nazi war machine. This fascinating revisionist study of the campaign to liberate Northern Europe in the war’s final years features a large cast ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300205343
SKU
V9780300205343
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Ref
99-17
About John Buckley
John Buckley is professor of military history at the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom and the author and editor of six books on the military history of the Second World War.
Reviews for Monty´s Men: The British Army and the Liberation of Europe
‘His authority, blended with readability and a genuinely fresh, exciting and convincing thesis, makes this the finest account of D-Day and beyond for many, many a year.’ —James Holland, BBC History Magazine
James Holland
BBC History Magazine
‘ A well-argued take on the role of the British army in the campaign in northwest Europe… a balanced ... Read more
James Holland
BBC History Magazine
‘ A well-argued take on the role of the British army in the campaign in northwest Europe… a balanced ... Read more