Against Odds Reflections on the World Wars

Name: Against Odds Reflections on the World Wars
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ISBN: 9780333668580

ISBN-10: 0333668588

ISBN-13: 9780333668580

Edition: 1998

Authors: Dominick Graham

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Here Professor Graham compares the performance of the British Army in the two world wars, drawing upon his own experience of combat to help the reader make a connection between the orders given to corps and their effect on small units.

Book details

List price: $57.50
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Limited
Publication date: 7/31/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.66" long
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



List of Illustrations


List of Maps


Preface


Acknowledgements


List of Abbreviations and Technical Words


Introduction


Prologue



1914-18



The Army Prepares



Learning the Ropes



Politicians, Commanders and Battles



Necessity Knows No Law



Conclusion to Part I



The Mediterranean, 1941-2



The Desert Campaign



The Armour Problem



The Gazala Battle



Fighting



North-West Europe



The Second Army in Normandy



The Conduct of the Normandy Campaign



Fighting Experiences: Tilly-sur Seulles, Villers Bocage and Operation Goodwood



Battles on the Falaise Road



Montgomery's Reputation



The End or Another Beginning?



Montgomery versus the Americans


Reflections


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index