Omaha Beach [[electronic resource] ] : a flawed victory / / Adrian R. Lewis
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| Autore: |
Lewis Adrian R
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| Titolo: |
Omaha Beach [[electronic resource] ] : a flawed victory / / Adrian R. Lewis
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| Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 940.54/21421 |
| Soggetto topico: | Operation Neptune |
| World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France - Normandy | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Normandy (France) History, Military 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-367) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Battle for Omaha Beach; 2. Amphibious Doctrine: The British and American Visions; 3. Joint and Combined Amphibious Doctrine; 4. The British Vision for the Invasion of Europe; 5. The Montgomery Plan; 6. The American Vision for the Invasion of Europe; 7. Obstacle and Minefield Clearance Plan; 8. The Joint Fire Plan; 9. The 1st Infantry Division's Battle Plan; Epilogue: The Question of American Military Skill; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Lewis's assessment of the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy traces the doctrine behind the operation, and argues that whilst the blame for the disastrous losses traditionally lay with leaders at the site, responsibility belonged to higher levels of operations and strategy planning. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Omaha Beach |
| ISBN: | 0-8078-6258-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455885803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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