The 56th Infantry Brigade and D-day [[electronic resource] ] : an independent infantry brigade and the campaign in north west Europe 1944-1945 / / Andrew Holborn |
Autore | Holborn Andrew |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.5421421 |
Collana | Continuum studies in military history |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France - Normandy
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-77095-0
9786612770951 1-4411-9834-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 In the Wings. Continental War to Home Front. 2nd Battalions Essex, Glosters and South Wales Borderers. June 1940-December 1943; 2 Chosen for the Second Front. Training and Organization into 56th (Independent) Infantry Brigade. 1 January-25 May 1944; 3 From the Sealed Camps to Sailing for Normandy. 25 May-Evening 5 June 1944; 4 Smashing Through the German Defences and Achieving Objectives. D-Day-Midnight 7 June 1944; 5 Fighting in the Bocage. Château Sully to Tilly-sur-Seulles. 8-20 June 1944
6 Holding the Right Flank - Desperate Fighting in the Bocage. 21 June-8 August 19447 Breakthrough. Suisse Normande to the Taking of Le Havre. 9 August-14 September 1944; 8 No Quick Defeat of the Enemy. Le Havre to Holland. September-November 1944; 9 The Nijmegen Home Guard and the Taking of Arnhem. December 1944-May 1945; Conclusion; Appendix 1 List of veterans contributing to this study; Appendix 2 Exercise Smash; Appendix 3 Exercise Fabius; Appendix 4 56th Brigade, order of beaching for D-Day; Appendix 5 56th Brigade reinforcement requirements; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458560703321 |
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The 56th Infantry Brigade and D-day [[electronic resource] ] : an independent infantry brigade and the campaign in north west Europe 1944-1945 / / Andrew Holborn |
Autore | Holborn Andrew |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.5421421 |
Collana | Continuum studies in military history |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France - Normandy
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - Great Britain |
ISBN |
1-282-77095-0
9786612770951 1-4411-9834-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 In the Wings. Continental War to Home Front. 2nd Battalions Essex, Glosters and South Wales Borderers. June 1940-December 1943; 2 Chosen for the Second Front. Training and Organization into 56th (Independent) Infantry Brigade. 1 January-25 May 1944; 3 From the Sealed Camps to Sailing for Normandy. 25 May-Evening 5 June 1944; 4 Smashing Through the German Defences and Achieving Objectives. D-Day-Midnight 7 June 1944; 5 Fighting in the Bocage. Château Sully to Tilly-sur-Seulles. 8-20 June 1944
6 Holding the Right Flank - Desperate Fighting in the Bocage. 21 June-8 August 19447 Breakthrough. Suisse Normande to the Taking of Le Havre. 9 August-14 September 1944; 8 No Quick Defeat of the Enemy. Le Havre to Holland. September-November 1944; 9 The Nijmegen Home Guard and the Taking of Arnhem. December 1944-May 1945; Conclusion; Appendix 1 List of veterans contributing to this study; Appendix 2 Exercise Smash; Appendix 3 Exercise Fabius; Appendix 4 56th Brigade, order of beaching for D-Day; Appendix 5 56th Brigade reinforcement requirements; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791582603321 |
Holborn Andrew
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London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2010 | ||
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The 56th Infantry Brigade and D-day : an independent infantry brigade and the campaign in north west Europe 1944-1945 / / Andrew Holborn |
Autore | Holborn Andrew |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.5421421 |
Collana | Continuum studies in military history |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France - Normandy
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - Great Britain |
ISBN |
1-282-77095-0
9786612770951 1-4411-9834-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 In the Wings. Continental War to Home Front. 2nd Battalions Essex, Glosters and South Wales Borderers. June 1940-December 1943; 2 Chosen for the Second Front. Training and Organization into 56th (Independent) Infantry Brigade. 1 January-25 May 1944; 3 From the Sealed Camps to Sailing for Normandy. 25 May-Evening 5 June 1944; 4 Smashing Through the German Defences and Achieving Objectives. D-Day-Midnight 7 June 1944; 5 Fighting in the Bocage. Château Sully to Tilly-sur-Seulles. 8-20 June 1944
6 Holding the Right Flank - Desperate Fighting in the Bocage. 21 June-8 August 19447 Breakthrough. Suisse Normande to the Taking of Le Havre. 9 August-14 September 1944; 8 No Quick Defeat of the Enemy. Le Havre to Holland. September-November 1944; 9 The Nijmegen Home Guard and the Taking of Arnhem. December 1944-May 1945; Conclusion; Appendix 1 List of veterans contributing to this study; Appendix 2 Exercise Smash; Appendix 3 Exercise Fabius; Appendix 4 56th Brigade, order of beaching for D-Day; Appendix 5 56th Brigade reinforcement requirements; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810118403321 |
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London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2010 | ||
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An account of the operations in Burma carried out by Probyn's Horse : during February, March & April 1945 / / B. H. Mylne |
Autore | Mylne B. H. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Luton, England : , : Andrews UK Ltd., , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (90 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.542591 |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - Great Britain
World War, 1939-1945 - Burma |
ISBN |
1-283-69927-3
1-78149-877-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Title Page Verso; Editor's Note; Body Matter; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Back Matter; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790147603321 |
Mylne B. H.
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An account of the operations in Burma carried out by Probyn's Horse : during February, March & April 1945 / / B. H. Mylne |
Autore | Mylne B. H. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Luton, England : , : Andrews UK Ltd., , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (90 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.542591 |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - Great Britain
World War, 1939-1945 - Burma |
ISBN |
1-283-69927-3
1-78149-877-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Title Page Verso; Editor's Note; Body Matter; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Back Matter; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819971303321 |
Mylne B. H.
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Luton, England : , : Andrews UK Ltd., , [2014] | ||
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Bomber command [[electronic resource] /] / Max Hastings ; [editors, Erik Gilg and Madeleine Vasaly] |
Autore | Hastings Max <1945-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, Minn., : Zenith Press, an imprint of MBI Pub. Co., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.5/44/941 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GilgErik
VasalyMadeleine |
Collana | Zenith military classics |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, British
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - Great Britain World War, 1939-1945 - Destruction and pillage - Germany |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61058-863-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- Norfolk and Heligoland bight, 18 December 1939 -- In the beginning, Trenchard: British bomber policy, 1917-40 -- Squadron, Norfolk, 1940-41 -- Squadron, Yorkshire, 1940-41 -- Crisis of confidence, 1941-42 -- The coming of area bombing, 1942 -- Squadron, Lincolnshire, 1942 -- Harris conducts an overture -- Operations -- Protest and policy, 1942-43 -- Dissent -- Casablanca-the airmen victorious -- The tools of darkness -- Squadron, Yorkshire, 1943 -- The Ruhr -- Hamburg -- Courage -- The other side of the hill: Germany 1940-44 -- The destruction -- The defenses -- Bomber Command Headquarters, Buckinghamshire -- Conflict and compromise, 1943-44 -- The battle of Berlin -- The American breakthrough -- Pathfinders: 97 Squadron, Lincolnshire, 1944 -- "A quiet trip all round": Darmstadt, 11/12 September 1944 -- Saturation -- The balance sheet -- Appendix A: Bomber command sorties dispatched and aircraft missing and written off, 1939-45 -- Appendix B: Specifications and performance of the principal aircraft of Bomber Command and Luftwaffe night-fighters, 1939-45 -- Appendix C: -- The target indicator board at Bomber Command HQ, High Wycombe, at the beginning of February 1945 -- Appendix D: Comparison of British and German production of selected armaments, 1940-44 -- Appendix E: Schedule of German cities subjected to area attack by bomber command, 1942-45 -- Appendix F: Comparison of Allied and German aircraft production, 1939-45. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910514201203321 |
Hastings Max <1945->
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Bomber command [[electronic resource] /] / Max Hastings ; [editors, Erik Gilg and Madeleine Vasaly] |
Autore | Hastings Max |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, Minn., : Zenith Press, an imprint of MBI Pub. Co., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.5/44/941 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GilgErik
VasalyMadeleine |
Collana | Zenith military classics |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, British
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - Great Britain World War, 1939-1945 - Destruction and pillage - Germany |
ISBN | 1-61058-863-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- Norfolk and Heligoland bight, 18 December 1939 -- In the beginning, Trenchard: British bomber policy, 1917-40 -- Squadron, Norfolk, 1940-41 -- Squadron, Yorkshire, 1940-41 -- Crisis of confidence, 1941-42 -- The coming of area bombing, 1942 -- Squadron, Lincolnshire, 1942 -- Harris conducts an overture -- Operations -- Protest and policy, 1942-43 -- Dissent -- Casablanca-the airmen victorious -- The tools of darkness -- Squadron, Yorkshire, 1943 -- The Ruhr -- Hamburg -- Courage -- The other side of the hill: Germany 1940-44 -- The destruction -- The defenses -- Bomber Command Headquarters, Buckinghamshire -- Conflict and compromise, 1943-44 -- The battle of Berlin -- The American breakthrough -- Pathfinders: 97 Squadron, Lincolnshire, 1944 -- "A quiet trip all round": Darmstadt, 11/12 September 1944 -- Saturation -- The balance sheet -- Appendix A: Bomber command sorties dispatched and aircraft missing and written off, 1939-45 -- Appendix B: Specifications and performance of the principal aircraft of Bomber Command and Luftwaffe night-fighters, 1939-45 -- Appendix C: -- The target indicator board at Bomber Command HQ, High Wycombe, at the beginning of February 1945 -- Appendix D: Comparison of British and German production of selected armaments, 1940-44 -- Appendix E: Schedule of German cities subjected to area attack by bomber command, 1942-45 -- Appendix F: Comparison of Allied and German aircraft production, 1939-45. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790529203321 |
Hastings Max
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Minneapolis, Minn., : Zenith Press, an imprint of MBI Pub. Co., 2013 | ||
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Bomber command / / Max Hastings ; [editors, Erik Gilg and Madeleine Vasaly] |
Autore | Hastings Max |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, Minn., : Zenith Press, an imprint of MBI Pub. Co., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.54/4941 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GilgErik
VasalyMadeleine |
Collana | Zenith military classics |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, British
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - Great Britain World War, 1939-1945 - Destruction and pillage - Germany |
ISBN | 1-61058-863-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- Norfolk and Heligoland bight, 18 December 1939 -- In the beginning, Trenchard: British bomber policy, 1917-40 -- Squadron, Norfolk, 1940-41 -- Squadron, Yorkshire, 1940-41 -- Crisis of confidence, 1941-42 -- The coming of area bombing, 1942 -- Squadron, Lincolnshire, 1942 -- Harris conducts an overture -- Operations -- Protest and policy, 1942-43 -- Dissent -- Casablanca-the airmen victorious -- The tools of darkness -- Squadron, Yorkshire, 1943 -- The Ruhr -- Hamburg -- Courage -- The other side of the hill: Germany 1940-44 -- The destruction -- The defenses -- Bomber Command Headquarters, Buckinghamshire -- Conflict and compromise, 1943-44 -- The battle of Berlin -- The American breakthrough -- Pathfinders: 97 Squadron, Lincolnshire, 1944 -- "A quiet trip all round": Darmstadt, 11/12 September 1944 -- Saturation -- The balance sheet -- Appendix A: Bomber command sorties dispatched and aircraft missing and written off, 1939-45 -- Appendix B: Specifications and performance of the principal aircraft of Bomber Command and Luftwaffe night-fighters, 1939-45 -- Appendix C: -- The target indicator board at Bomber Command HQ, High Wycombe, at the beginning of February 1945 -- Appendix D: Comparison of British and German production of selected armaments, 1940-44 -- Appendix E: Schedule of German cities subjected to area attack by bomber command, 1942-45 -- Appendix F: Comparison of Allied and German aircraft production, 1939-45. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824701403321 |
Hastings Max
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The British way of war in Northwest Europe, 1944-5 : a study of two infantry divisions / / L. P. Devine |
Autore | Devine L. P. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.54/1241 |
Soggetto topico |
Operational art (Military science)
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - Great Britain |
ISBN |
1-4742-2567-5
1-4742-2566-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Glossary -- 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511718403321 |
Devine L. P.
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London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, , 2016 | ||
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The British way of war in Northwest Europe, 1944-5 : a study of two infantry divisions / / L. P. Devine |
Autore | Devine L. P. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.54/1241 |
Soggetto topico |
Operational art (Military science)
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - Great Britain |
ISBN |
1-4742-2567-5
1-4742-2566-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Glossary -- 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797809203321 |
Devine L. P.
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London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, , 2016 | ||
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