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200 14$aThe soldiers' general$b[electronic resource] $eBert Hoffmeister at war /$fDouglas E. Delaney
210   $aVancouver $cUBC Press$dc2005
215   $a1 online resource (321 p.)
225 1 $aStudies in Canadian military history,$x1499-6251 ;$v7
300   $aIncludes index.
300   $a"Published in association with Canadian War Museum"--P. [4] of cover.
311   $a0-7748-1148-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references: p. [275]-281.
327   $aCover; Contents; Maps, Figures, Photographs; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1  Looking at Command; 2  A Young Man before the War; 3  The Years of Company Command and Personal Turmoil; 4  Battalion Command: Training for War; 5  Battalion Command: The Battlefield Test; 6  Brigade Command; 7  Division Command and the Liri Valley; 8  The Lessons from Liri; 9  Gothic Line to the End in Italy; 10 Northwest Europe and After; 11 Hoffmeister and Command; Notes; Bibliography; Index
330   $aSelf-doubt so plagued him that he suffered a nervous breakdown even before fighting his first combat action. But, by the end of the Second World War, Bert Hoffmeister had exorcised his anxieties, risen from Captain to Major-General, and won more awards than any Canadian officer in the war. Fighting from the invasion of Sicily in July 1943 to the final victory in Europe in May 1945, this native Vancouverite earned a reputation as a fearless commander on the battlefield - one who led from the front, one well loved by those he led. How did he do it? The Soldiers' General explains, in eloquent and accessible prose, how Hoffmeister conducted his business as a military commander. With an astute analytical eye, Delaney carefully dissects Hoffmeister's numerous battles to reveal how he managed and how he led, how he directed and how he inspired. An exemplary leader, Hoffmeister stood out among his contemporaries, not so much for his technical ability to move the chess pieces well; there were plenty who could do that. Rather, Bert Hoffmeister was exceptional for his ability to get the chess pieces to move themselves.
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