LEADER 03974nam 22005891 450 001 9910797809203321 005 20200514202323.0 010 $a1-4742-2567-5 010 $a1-4742-2566-7 024 7 $a10.5040/9781474225670 035 $a(CKB)3710000000531188 035 $a(EBL)4397480 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001630431 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16377280 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001630431 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14941520 035 $a(PQKB)10157946 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4397480 035 $a(OCoLC)931534062 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09259629 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000531188 100 $a20151229d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe British way of war in Northwest Europe, 1944-5 $ea study of two infantry divisions /$fL. P. Devine 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cBloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-350-03946-2 311 $a1-4742-2564-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aGlossary -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. 1918-1943: From Great War to Second World War -- 3. The 43rd Division's First Action -- 4. The 43rd Division Incorporating Lessons Learned -- 5. The 53rd Division's First Action to Falaise -- 6. Colossal Cracks I: The 43rd Division in Operation Market Garden -- 7. Colossal Cracks II: The 53rd Division in Operation Market Garden and the Ardennes -- 8. The 43rd Division Post Market Garden -- 9. The 53rd Division Post Ardennes: Veritable and Beyond -- Conclusion -- Appendix - Sketch Maps -- Bibliography -- Index 330 $a"This book examines the experience of two British Infantry Divisions, the 43rd (Wessex) and 53rd (Welsh), during the Overlord campaign in Northwest Europe. To understand the way the British fought during Operation Overlord, the book considers the political and military factors between 1918 and 1943 before addressing the major battles and many of the minor engagements and day-to-day experiences of the campaign. Through detailed exploration of unit war diaries and first-hand accounts, Louis Devine demonstrates how Montgomery's way of war translated to the divisions and their sub units. While previous literature has suggested that the British Army fought a cautious war in order to avoid the heavy casualties of the First World War, Devine challenges this concept by showing that the Overlord Campaign fought at sub-divisional levels was characterised by command pressure to achieve results quickly, hasty planning and a reliance on massive artillery and mortar contributions to compensate for deficiencies in anti-tank and armoured supportraits By following two British infantry divisions over a continuous period and focusing on soldiers' experience to offer a perspective 'from below', as well as challenging the consensus of a 'cautious' British campaign, this book provides a much-needed re-examination of the Overlord campaign which will be of great interest to students and scholars of the Second World War and modern military history in general."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 606 $aOperational art (Military science)$vCase studies 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zWestern Front 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xRegimental histories$zGreat Britain 606 $2British & Irish history 615 0$aOperational art (Military science) 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xRegimental histories 676 $a940.54/1241 700 $aDevine$b L. P.$01534999 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797809203321 996 $aThe British way of war in Northwest Europe, 1944-5$93782962 997 $aUNINA