Pendulum of Battle: Operation Goodwood - July 1944
โ Scribed by Christopher Dunphie
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 350
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Operation Goodwood, the largest tank battle involving British troops to have ever taken place, has been a perpetual subject of controversy. Was it intended as a breakout from the Normandy Bridgehead, or not? Was it a success or failure? Did it lead to a severe crisis in confidence over Field Marshal Montgomerys leadership?
This book seeks to unearth the true background, reasons, aims and achievement of Goodwood, set in the context of the overall campaign, while bringing the battle to life through personal accounts of some of those involved, both British and German.
โฆ Table of Contents
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Copyright Page; Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; NOTES ON TERMINOLOGY; Chapter 1 -- JULY, 1944: THE OPPONENTS; BRITISH STRATEGY; GERMAN STRATEGY; GERMAN DISPOSITIONS; THE PLAN OF ATTACK; ROBERTS AND HIS ORDERS; References; Chapter 2 -- MID-JULY: THE APPROACH TO
For the first book in our new series Over The Battlefield, we have chosen Ian Daglish to describe the events of Operation GOODWOOD, July 1944, the dramatic attempted British armoured break-out from the Normandy bridge-head. This was the greatest armoured battle undertaken by the British during the S