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Author | : Nicholas Smart |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 733 |
Release | : 2005-10-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1783460369 |
Download Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The six years of prolonged world-wide conflict spawned some 340 serving generals in the British Army. A number are household names (Montgomery, Slim, Wavell) and others well known to historians (Horrocks, Dempsey, Leese). But the vast majority are forgotten except by their families and regiments. Yet there were a number of extraordinary characters, ranging from highly competent to downright inadequate. The Author has researched and written entries on all, varying in length, according to the subjects importance.
Author | : R. Manning Ancell |
Publisher | : Greenwood |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996-04-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0313295468 |
Download The Biographical Dictionary of World War II Generals and Flag Officers Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Provides a biographical synopsis for all of the general and flag officers who served the US on any active duty from December 7, 1941 to September 2, 1945. Includes general officers of the US Army, the US Air Force, the National Guard, and the US Marine Corps and flag officers of the US Navy and the US Coast Guard. Officers includes those called to active duty from the Reserves, those brought from retirement to temporary active duty, and those promoted to high rank directly from civilian life. Appendices include a summary of birthplaces and dates and officers who died during WWII. Includes an index. c. Book News Inc.
Author | : Mike Taylor |
Publisher | : ABDO |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781562398057 |
Download Generals of World War II Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An account of the battlefield activities of German, British, American, and Russian generals during the largest war in history.
Author | : Richard Mead |
Publisher | : Spellmount, Limited Publishers |
Total Pages | : 543 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Generals |
ISBN | : 9781862274310 |
Download Churchill's Lions Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Certainly one of the most important reference works on the Second World War ever published. Full narrative histories of 125 generals, with detailed information on their units and the theatres in which they served. Chronological details in tabular form of the wartime appointments of a further 125 generals. Foreword by Lt General Sir Alistair Irwin, K.C.B., C.B.E.
Author | : Martin Windrow |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Generals |
ISBN | : |
Download A Concise Dictionary of Military Biography Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Rainer Busch |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Download German U-boat Commanders of World War II Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Details the service records of some 1,400 officers of the German Kriegsmarine known to have commanded a U-boat between the commissioning of U-1 in June 1935, and the final surrender of U-977 to Argentina in August 1945.
Author | : T. A. Heathcote |
Publisher | : Leo Cooper Books |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Download The British Field Marshals, 1763-1997 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Foreword by General Sir Charles Guthrie GCB LVD OBE ADC Gen The author describes in the most readable fashion the lives, achievements, successes and failures of all the 138 Field Marshals appointed since the creation of the rank in 1736. He unearths rich seams of fact and controversy and his accounts will educate and amuse.
Author | : Richard Doherty |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2013-07-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1848848382 |
Download British Armoured Divisions and their Commanders, 1939-1945 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A total of eleven British armoured divisions were formed during the 1939-1945 war but, as this highly informative book reveals, just eight saw action.??In 1940 only 1st Armoured Division faced the German blitzkrieg and it was in the North African desert that armoured divisions came into their own. The terrain was ideal and six such divisions of Eighth Army fought Rommel's Panzers into submission. Three were disbanded prior to the invasion of Sicily and Italy. The campaign from D-Day onwards saw the Guards Armoured, 7th Armoured (the Desert Rats), 11th and Percy Hobart's 79th Armoured Division in the thick of the action.??Of particular interest are the men who commanded these elite formations and the way their characters contributed to the outcome of operations. While some, such as Dick McCreery, went onto greater heights, others did not make the grade; the stakes were high. A number, such as 'Pip' Roberts, were just perfectly suited in the role.??Written by a leading military historian, this book describes many fascinating aspects of armoured warfare from its uncertain beginnings, through the development of tactics and the evolving tank design. Due to British deficiencies, reliance had to be placed on US Grants and Shermans, with the Comet coming late and the Centurion too late.??The combination of gripping historical narrative and well researched fact make this an invaluable and highly readable work on the contribution of British Armoured Divisions to victory in the Second World War.
Author | : Nathan N. Prefer |
Publisher | : Casemate |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2020-03-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1612008291 |
Download The Conquering 9th Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This WWII regimental history traces an unsung U.S. Army from its important role in the liberation of Europe through the postwar lives of its leaders. The Ninth Army was formed in May of 1944 under the command of General William Hood Simpson. By late August, it was ready to join the crusade in Europe. Known by its radio call sign “Conquer,” this brave army landed at Utah Beach, France, and joined General Patton’s Battle for Brest, finally capturing Brittany’s largest port in late September. The Ninth Army went on to become the only American army to fight under British Field Marshal Montgomery’s command, crossing the Rhine and playing a role in the Battle of the Bulge. The Ninth was involved in the reduction of the Wesel Pocket, Operation Varsity, the airborne drop across the Rhine, the reduction of the Ruhr Pocket, and then the “Race to Berlin.” The Ninth reached the Elbe River before it was stopped not by the enemy, but by high command. Following the end of hostilities, the army was dissolved. This new history of the Ninth covers all levels of the army’s activities from the responsibilities and duties of the higher echelon, the commanders through to combat stories of the units under its command and Medal of Honor actions.
Author | : James Holland |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 736 |
Release | : 2011-03-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0312675003 |
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"First published in Great Britain by Bantam Press"--T.p. verso.