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British Armour in the Normandy Campaign (Hardcover, New)
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British Armour in the Normandy Campaign (Hardcover, New)
Series: Military History and Policy
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The popular perception of the performance of British armour in the
Normandy campaign of 1944 is one of failure and frustration.
Despite overwhelming superiority in numbers, Montgomery's repeated
efforts to employ his armour in an offensive manner ended in
disappointing stalemate. Indeed, just a week after the D-Day
landings, the Germans claimed to have halted an entire British
armoured division with one Tiger tank. Most famously of all, in
July, despite a heavy preparatory bombardment, three British
armoured divisions were repulsed by much weaker German forces to
the east of Caen, suffering the loss of over 400 tanks in the
process.
Explanation of these and other humiliating failures has centred
predominantly on the shortcomings of the tanks employed by British
formations. Essentially, an orthodoxy has emerged that the roots of
failure lay in the comparative weakness of Allied equipment and to
a lesser extent in training and doctrine.
This new study challenges this view by analysing the reality and
level of the supposed failure and the causes behind it. By studying
the role of the armoured brigades as well as the divisions, a more
complete and balanced analysis is offered in which it is clear that
while some technologically based difficulties were encountered,
British armoured forces achieved a good deal when employed
appropriately. Such difficulties as did occur resulted from British
operational techniques, methods of command and leadership and the
operating environment in which armour was employed. In addition,
the tactics and doctrine employed by both British and German
armoured forces resulted in heavy casualties when on the offensive.
Ultimately, the experience of the crewsand the effects of fighting
on their morale is studied to provide a complete picture of the
campaign.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Military History and Policy |
Release date: |
July 2004 |
First published: |
July 2004 |
Authors: |
John Buckley
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
304 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7146-5323-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
0-7146-5323-3 |
Barcode: |
9780714653235 |
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