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020 _a0333668588 (hbk.):
_c45.00 UK
100 1 _aGRAHAM Dominick
245 0 _aAgainst odds:
_breflections on the experiences of the British Army, 1914-45
260 _aBasingstoke, UK:
_bMacmillan Press,
_c1999
300 _a240p.
520 3 _aAn 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.
650 _aARMY
650 _aBRITAIN
650 _aCOMMAND
650 _aFIRST WORLD WAR
650 _aSECOND WORLD WAR
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