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From Victory to Stalemate : The Western Front, Summer 1944
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A history of the practical application of military theory in the most testing of circumstances-fighting the German army in the high summer of 1944. Offers broad and insightful arguments about the c...
A history of the practical application of military theory in the most testing of circumstances-fighting the German army in the high summer of 1944. Offers broad and insightful arguments about the conduct of war at the operational level-the handling of armies and army groups-by both the western Allies and the Red Army in contemporaneous campaigns.
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- Creator
- C.J. Dick ; foreword by David M. Glantz
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2016
- ©2016
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (466 pages) : illustrations, maps
- ISBNs
- 0700622934, 9780700622948, 9780700622931, 0700622942
- OCLC
- ocn962355839, on1021810078
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "The first of two volumes that look at military operations--the connecting link between specific battlefields and broader strategic goals--against the German army during a pivotal year in World War II. Focusing here on those operations designed and executed on the Western Front by the Allied forces of the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada, Dick examines how and why the successful invasion of and breakout from Normandy foundered before a well-defended Wehrmacht, all within the context of the combatants' military thought and leadership, battlefield experiences, and logistical realities."--Provided by publisher
- Immature armies -- The tipping point -- July : Breakthrough and near breakthrough -- August : Incomplete encirclements -- September : Operational ideas and developments on the ground -- Logistic realities -- Command, operational art, and generalship -- Postscript