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001 2013023139
003 DLC
005 20150108080820.0
008 130607s2013 ctuaf b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013023139
020 $a9780300134490 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
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050 00 $aD756.3$b.B83 2013
082 00 $a940.54/1241$223
084 $aHIS027100$aHIS015000$aHIS037070$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBuckley, John$q(John D.)
245 10 $aMonty's men :$bthe British Army and the liberation of Europe, 1944-5 /$cJohn Buckley.
264 1 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$c[2013]
264 4 $c©2013
300 $aix, 370 pages, [16] pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Historian John Buckley offers a radical reappraisal of Great Britain's fighting forces during World War Two, challenging the common belief that the British Army was no match for the forces of Hitler's Germany. Following Britain's military commanders and troops across the battlefields of Europe, from D-Day to VE-Day, from the Normandy beaches to Arnhem and the Rhine, and, ultimately, to the Baltic, Buckley's provocative history demonstrates that the British Army was more than a match for the vaunted Nazi war machine. This fascinating revisionist study of the campaign to liberate Northern Europe in the war's final years features a large cast of colorful unknowns and grand historical personages alike, including Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery and the prime minister, Sir Winston Churchill. By integrating detailed military history with personal accounts, it evokes the vivid reality of men at war while putting long-held misconceptions finally to rest"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zWestern Front.
610 20 $aAllied Forces.$bArmy Group, 21st.
600 10 $aMontgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery,$cViscount,$d1887-1976.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Military / World War II.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.$2bisacsh