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TAKE THE HOTSEAT Assume the role of real Generals, Leaders,
Soldiers and Intelligence Officers in the Allied Powers during WWI,
from Lord Kitchener to the Kaiser. EXAMINE THE INTELLIGENCE Explore
the key moments of the war with real contemporaneous intelligence,
from 1914's July Crisis, to the Somme via Gallipoli CONSIDER THE
SCENARIO & MAKE YOUR DECISION From battlefields to war
cabinets, each tactical and strategic decision you make leads to a
different outcome. Will you follow the path of the past - or shape
a new history?
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 a
disappointing stalemate. Explanation of these and other humiliating
failures has centred predominantly on the shortcomings of the tanks
employed by British formations. This new study by John Buckley
challenges the standard view of Normandy as a failure for British
armour by analysing the reality and level of the supposed failure
and the causes behind it.
With essays from leading names in military history, this new
book re-examines the crucial issues and debates of the D-Day
campaign.
It tackles a range of core topics, placing them in their current
historiographical context, to present new and sometimes revisionist
interpretations of key issues, such as the image of the Allied
armies compared with the Germans, the role of air power, and the
lessons learned by the military from their operations.
As the Second World War is increasingly becoming a field of
revisionism, this book sits squarely within growing debates,
shedding new light on topics and bringing current thinking from our
leading military and strategic historians to a wider
audience.
This book will be of great interest to students of the Second
World War, and of military and strategic studies in general.
With essays from leading names in military history, this new
book re-examines the crucial issues and debates of the D-Day
campaign.
It tackles a range of core topics, placing them in their current
historiographical context, to present new and sometimes revisionist
interpretations of key issues, such as the image of the Allied
armies compared with the Germans, the role of air power, and the
lessons learned by the military from their operations.
As the Second World War is increasingly becoming a field of
revisionism, this book sits squarely within growing debates,
shedding new light on topics and bringing current thinking from our
leading military and strategic historians to a wider audience.
This book will be of great interest to students of the Second
World War, and of military and strategic studies in general.
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.
A ground-breaking approach to history where YOU choose the fate of
WWII - perfect for readers of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The
GCHQ Puzzle Book. ''An original and exciting approach . . . Buckley
is one of our very finest historians.' JAMES HOLLAND
________________________ TAKE THE HOTSEAT Assume the role of real
Generals, Leaders, Soldiers and Intelligence Officers in the Allied
Forces during WWII, including Winston Churchill and President
Eisenhower. EXAMINE THE INTELLIGENCE Explore eight key moments of
the war with real contemporaneous intelligence: Britain's Darkest
Hour, 1940; The War in North Africa; Stalin's War on the Eastern
Front; The Pacific Battle of Midway; The Dresden Bomber Offensive;
Casablanca; Arnhem and Operation Market Garden; The Bomb and
Hiroshima. CONSIDER THE SCENARIO & MAKE YOUR DECISION From
battlefields to war cabinets, each tactical and strategic decision
you make leads to a different outcome. Will you follow the path of
the past - or shape a new history? ________________________
'Wonderfully original . . . putting readers at the heart of the
decision-making process and allowing them, literally, to change the
course of history. This is counterfactual history at its best.'
SAUL DAVID 'A reminder that history is a never ending now, a
relentless and endless present that comes without the luxury of
hindsight.' AL MURRAY 'An original and exciting approach . . .
Buckley is one of our very finest historians. The Armchair General
adds enormously to our understanding of the conflicts.' JAMES
HOLLAND 'A unique, enjoyable approach to evaluating military
decision-making.' HISTORY OF WAR
Intelligence is used daily by law enforcement personnel across the
world in operations to combat terrorism and drugs and to assist in
investigating serious and organized crime. Managing Intelligence: A
Guide for Law Enforcement Professionals is designed to assist
practitioners and agencies build an efficient system to gather and
manage intelligence effectively and lawfully in line with the
principles of intelligence-led policing. Research for this book
draws from discussions with hundreds of officers in different
agencies, roles, and ranks from the UK, United States, Australia,
New Zealand, and Canada. Highlighting common misunderstandings in
law enforcement about intelligence, the book discusses the origins
of these misunderstandings and puts intelligence in context with
other policing models. It looks at human rights and ethical
considerations as well as some of the psychological factors that
inhibit effective intelligence management. With practical tips
about problems likely to be encountered and their solutions, the
book describes the "how to" of building an intelligence management
system. It discusses analysis and the various methods of collecting
information for intelligence purposes and concludes with a
discussion of future issues for intelligence in law enforcement.
Written by a practitioner with more than 30 years experience
working in intelligence and law enforcement, the book helps
professionals determine if what they are doing is working and gives
them practical tips on how to improve. Based upon real-world
empirical research, the book addresses gaps in current law
enforcement procedures and integrates theory with practice to
provide an optimum learning experience exploring the benefits of
intelligence-led policing.
This research collection provides a comprehensive study of
important strategic, cultural, ethical and philosophical aspects of
modern warfare. It offers a refreshing analysis of key issues in
modern warfare, not only in terms of the conduct of war and the
wider complexities and ramifications of modern conflict, but also
concepts of war, the crucial shifts in the structure of warfare,
and the morality and legality of the use of force in a post-9/11
age.
Warfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and
irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air
power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the
face of battle on land and sea. Utilizing late-1990s research, the
author demonstrates that the phenomenon of air power was both a
cause and a crucial accelerating factor contributing to the theory
and practice of total war. For instance, the expansion of warfare
to the homefront was a direct result of bombing and indirectly due
to the extent of national economic mobilization required to support
first rate air power status. In addition, the move away from the
principle of total war with the onset of the Cold War and the
replacement of air power by ICBMs is thoroughly examined. This work
should provide students of international history, war studies,
defence and strategic studies with an insight into 20th-century
warfare.
A ground-breaking approach to history where YOU choose the fate of
WWII - perfect for readers of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The
GCHQ Puzzle Book. ''An original and exciting approach . . . Buckley
is one of our very finest historians.' JAMES HOLLAND
________________________ TAKE THE HOTSEAT Assume the role of real
Generals, Leaders, Soldiers and Intelligence Officers in the Allied
Forces during WWII, including Winston Churchill and President
Eisenhower. EXAMINE THE INTELLIGENCE Explore eight key moments of
the war with real contemporaneous intelligence: Britain's Darkest
Hour, 1940; The War in North Africa; Stalin's War on the Eastern
Front; The Pacific Battle of Midway; The Dresden Bomber Offensive;
Casablanca; Arnhem and Operation Market Garden; The Bomb and
Hiroshima. CONSIDER THE SCENARIO & MAKE YOUR DECISION From
battlefields to war cabinets, each tactical and strategic decision
you make leads to a different outcome. Will you follow the path of
the past - or shape a new history? ________________________
'Wonderfully original . . . putting readers at the heart of the
decision-making process and allowing them, literally, to change the
course of history. This is counterfactual history at its best.'
SAUL DAVID 'A reminder that history is a never ending now, a
relentless and endless present that comes without the luxury of
hindsight.' AL MURRAY 'An original and exciting approach . . .
Buckley is one of our very finest historians. The Armchair General
adds enormously to our understanding of the conflicts.' JAMES
HOLLAND 'A unique, enjoyable approach to evaluating military
decision-making.' HISTORY OF WAR
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 of colorful unknowns and grand historical personages alike,
including Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery and the prime
minister, Sir Winston Churchill. By integrating detailed military
history with personal accounts, it evokes the vivid reality of men
at war while putting long-held misconceptions finally to rest.
Warfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and
irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air
power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the
face of battle on land and sea. Utilizing late-1990s research, the
author demonstrates that the phenomenon of air power was both a
cause and a crucial accelerating factor contributing to the theory
and practice of total war. For instance, the expansion of warfare
to the homefront was a direct result of bombing and indirectly due
to the extent of national economic mobilization required to support
first rate air power status. In addition, the move away from the
principle of total war with the onset of the Cold War and the
replacement of air power by ICBMs is thoroughly examined. This work
should provide students of international history, war studies,
defence and strategic studies with an insight into 20th-century
warfare.
Intelligence is used daily by law enforcement personnel across the
world in operations to combat terrorism and drugs and to assist in
investigating serious and organized crime. Managing Intelligence: A
Guide for Law Enforcement Professionals is designed to assist
practitioners and agencies build an efficient system to gather and
manage intelligence effectively and lawfully in line with the
principles of intelligence-led policing. Research for this book
draws from discussions with hundreds of officers in different
agencies, roles, and ranks from the UK, United States, Australia,
New Zealand, and Canada. Highlighting common misunderstandings in
law enforcement about intelligence, the book discusses the origins
of these misunderstandings and puts intelligence in context with
other policing models. It looks at human rights and ethical
considerations as well as some of the psychological factors that
inhibit effective intelligence management. With practical tips
about problems likely to be encountered and their solutions, the
book describes the "how to" of building an intelligence management
system. It discusses analysis and the various methods of collecting
information for intelligence purposes and concludes with a
discussion of future issues for intelligence in law enforcement.
Written by a practitioner with more than 30 years experience
working in intelligence and law enforcement, the book helps
professionals determine if what they are doing is working and gives
them practical tips on how to improve. Based upon real-world
empirical research, the book addresses gaps in current law
enforcement procedures and integrates theory with practice to
provide an optimum learning experience exploring the benefits of
intelligence-led policing.
The amount of international research on 'Children and War' carried
out by academics, governments and non-governmental organisations
has continually increased in recent years. At the same time there
has been growing public interest in how children experience
military conflicts and how their lives have been affected by war
and its aftermath. In light of the many brutal post-colonialist
civil wars or 'new wars', especially in Africa and Asia, child
soldiers have in particular gained increased attention.
Simultaneously, since the 1990s, the history of the Holocaust and
World War II has also increasingly been written from the
perspective of children; those who speak out now and publish their
memoirs experienced the Holocaust as children. A similar
generational change has also taken place in the societies of the
perpetrators: Germans and Austrians who experienced the war as
children took over the role of war witnesses from the soldiers of
the German Wehrmacht. Moreover, intensified focus on children's
experiences and their strategies for dealing with what they went
through is evident in Eastern Europe as well. In Children and War:
Past and Present Volume II scholars from different academic
disciplines, practitioners in the field, and representatives of
government and non-governmental institutions present a further
selection of studies in this sensitive subject from different
angles and in various methodological ways. A number of studies
investigate the difficult areas of recovery and reintegration both
of child soldiers specifically, and children affected by armed
conflict. Further sections examine Victims and Witnesses, Public
Discourse and Education and World War II and the Second Generation.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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