Montgomery and "colossal cracks" : the 21st Army Group in northwest Europe, 1944-45
A reinterpretation of the British Army's conduct in the crucial 1944-45 Northwest Europe campaign, this work examines systematically the Colossal Cracks operational technique employed by Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group and demonstrates the key significance that morale and casualty concerns exerted on this technique.
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xv, 214 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
9780275961626, 0275961621
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IntroductionThe Maintenance of MoraleCasualty Conservation"Colossal Cracks" I: The Set-Piece Battle"Colossal Cracks" IIDempsey and the Second (British) ArmyCrerar and the First Canadian ArmyConclusionsAppendicesBibliographyIndex