Against odds: reflections on the experiences of the British Army, 1914-45
Material type: TextPublication details: Basingstoke, UK: Macmillan Press, 1999Description: 240pISBN:- 0333668588 (hbk.):
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Book | Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf | 355.40941 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0006668 |
An historian's critical reflections on the two World Wars that his father and he fought. Concludes that in both wars relatively poorly equipped British armies won the day with huge quantities of high explosive. Also compares the leadership styles of Douglas Haig and Bernard Montgomery.
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