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The Resource Patton, Montgomery, Rommel : masters of war, Terry Brighton

Patton, Montgomery, Rommel : masters of war, Terry Brighton

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Patton, Montgomery, Rommel : masters of war
Title
Patton, Montgomery, Rommel
Title remainder
masters of war
Statement of responsibility
Terry Brighton
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In 'Patton, Montgomery, Rommel', one of Britain's most accomplished military scholars presents an unprecedented study of the land war in the North African and European theaters, as well as their chief commanders--three men who also happened to be the most compelling dramatis personae of World War II ..."--Dust jacket
Biography type
collective biography
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344129
Cataloging source
UPZ
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Brighton, Terry
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
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  • Patton, George S.
  • Rommel, Erwin
  • Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Generals
  • Generals
  • Marshals
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masters of war
Label
Patton, Montgomery, Rommel : masters of war, Terry Brighton
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally published: Great Britain : Viking, 2008
  • Originally published in Great Britain as Masters of battle: Monty, Patton and Rommel
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-411) and index
Contents
The ego at war -- 3 portraits -- First blood -- How to fight in armor -- Rommel's blitzkrieg -- Original Rommel: 7th Panzer Division invasion narrataive -- Conquests of the Deutsches Afrika Korps -- Hounding Rommel: Monty and Patton close in -- Operations lightfoot and torch -- Fractures in Anglo-American alliance -- Patton's race to Messina -- Monty's crawl to Salerno -- The battering ram and the Atlantic wall -- Original Patton: The invasion speech to the Third Army -- The master plan and the Grossinvasion -- The Caen Controversy -- Patton's blitzkrieg and the "Montgomery Thrust" -- The Rommel murder -- Bulging ambitions: PAtton and Monty "win" the was -- What to do with Nazis and Communists -- Original Monty: Memoirs at war -- The will to fight
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Extent
xix, 426 p. , 12 p. of plates
Isbn
9780307461544
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
(OCoLC)440844762
Label
Patton, Montgomery, Rommel : masters of war, Terry Brighton
Publication
Note
  • Originally published: Great Britain : Viking, 2008
  • Originally published in Great Britain as Masters of battle: Monty, Patton and Rommel
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-411) and index
Contents
The ego at war -- 3 portraits -- First blood -- How to fight in armor -- Rommel's blitzkrieg -- Original Rommel: 7th Panzer Division invasion narrataive -- Conquests of the Deutsches Afrika Korps -- Hounding Rommel: Monty and Patton close in -- Operations lightfoot and torch -- Fractures in Anglo-American alliance -- Patton's race to Messina -- Monty's crawl to Salerno -- The battering ram and the Atlantic wall -- Original Patton: The invasion speech to the Third Army -- The master plan and the Grossinvasion -- The Caen Controversy -- Patton's blitzkrieg and the "Montgomery Thrust" -- The Rommel murder -- Bulging ambitions: PAtton and Monty "win" the was -- What to do with Nazis and Communists -- Original Monty: Memoirs at war -- The will to fight
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Extent
xix, 426 p. , 12 p. of plates
Isbn
9780307461544
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
(OCoLC)440844762

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