The life and times of General Sir Miles Dempsey : Monty's army commander / Peter Rostron.

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Rostron, Peter

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: South Yorkshire [England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (212 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781844684885
1844684881

Other title:

Monty's army commander
Montgomery army commander

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Life and times of General Sir Miles Dempsey.DDC classification:

355.331092 22

LOC classification:

D736.2

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Contents:

'School' -- 'Execute orders received' -- 'Orderly room' -- 'Officers' -- 'Alarm (for troops to turn out under arms)' -- 'Retire or troops about wheel' -- 'Draw swords' -- 'Head of column change direction half right' -- 'Front' -- 'Form line' -- 'Charge' -- 'Pursue' -- 'Halt' -- 'Stand fast/cease firing' -- 'Last post' -- 'Sunset'.

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Summary: "The author draws on numerous primary sources, which include Dempsey's previously unpublished accounts, and the views of those who knew him. The result reveals him to be a soldier of rare distinction, a talented sportsman and a man of huge charm and intellect. It examines his methods of command and his relationship with Montgomery, his Corps commanders, the Americans and the RAF. Crucially this ... biography analyses why Dempsey's army performed so brilliantly on D-Day and examines his overall contribution to the campaign in Europe, focusing on the controversial operations of Epsom, Goodwood, Arnhem, and the Rhine Crossing"--Jacket

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-209) and index.

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"The author draws on numerous primary sources, which include Dempsey's previously unpublished accounts, and the views of those who knew him. The result reveals him to be a soldier of rare distinction, a talented sportsman and a man of huge charm and intellect. It examines his methods of command and his relationship with Montgomery, his Corps commanders, the Americans and the RAF. Crucially this ... biography analyses why Dempsey's army performed so brilliantly on D-Day and examines his overall contribution to the campaign in Europe, focusing on the controversial operations of Epsom, Goodwood, Arnhem, and the Rhine Crossing"--Jacket

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