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Author Buckley, John (John D.)

Title British armour in the Normandy campaign, 1944 / John Buckley
Published London : Frank Cass ; New York : Routledge, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 279 pages) : illustrations, map
Series Cass series--military history and policy, 1465-8488 ; no. 15
Cass series--military history and policy ; no. 15. 1465-8488
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Fighting the campaign -- 3. Operational technique -- 4. Fighting the battle -- 5. The tank gap -- 6. Design and planning -- 7. Production and supply -- 8. Morale and motivation -- 9. Conclusion
Summary "The popular perception of the performance of British armour in the Normandy campaign in 1944 is one of failure and frustration. Despite overwhelming superiority in numbers, Montgomery's repeated efforts to employ his armour in an offensive manner ended in disappointing stalemate. Explanation of these and other humiliating failures has centred predominantly on the shortcomings of the tanks employed by British formations. An orthodoxy has emerged that the roots of failure lay in the comparative weakness of Allied equipment, and to a lesser extent in training, doctrine and operational technique."
"This new study by John Buckley challenges this standard view, placing the role played by armour in the campaign in context, and by analysing fully the problems and difficulties encountered and the degree with which they were successfully overcome."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-270) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Great Britain. Army -- Armored troops
SUBJECT Great Britain. Army fast
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank warfare.
HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
Armed Forces -- Armored troops
Military campaigns
Tank warfare
Panzertruppe
France -- Normandy
Großbritannien
Normandie -- Invasion (1944)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0203494989
9780203494981
9780714653235
0714653233
9786610057962
6610057966