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Robin Prior
From the comfortable distance of seven decades, it is quite easy to view the victory of the Allies over Hitler's Germany as inevitable. But in 1940 Great Britain's defeat loomed perilously close, and no other nation stepped up to confront the Nazi th
Autor:
Robin Prior
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First World War Studies. :1-3
Autor:
Robin Prior, Trevor Wilson
In the long history of the British Army, the Battle of the Somme was its bloodiest encounter. Between July 1 and mid-November 1916, 432,000 of its soldiers became casualties--about 3,600 for every day of battle. German casualties were far fewer despi
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Robin Prior
Publikováno v:
Conquer We Must ISBN: 9780300233407
This chapter focuses on the year of the Somme campaign. It explicates the understanding that large attacks by the four Allies should take place as near simultaneously as possible in 1916 in order to prevent the Germans from switching forces similar t
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Autor:
Robin Prior
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Conquer We Must ISBN: 9780300233407
This chapter discusses the latest Overlord plan. It expounds on the development and operation of Winston Churchill's Overlord Committee. The Chief of Staff Supreme Allied Commander (COSSAC) planners were forced to estimate both what troops would be a
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Autor:
Robin Prior
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Conquer We Must ISBN: 9780300233407
This concluding chapter covers the correlation between the two world wars and British politicians and the military. The world wars demonstrated how democratic politicians can wage war with the required level of ruthlessness to fight totalitarian stat
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Autor:
Robin Prior
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Conquer We Must ISBN: 9780300233407
This chapter explores the difficulty of settling on an area of operations with an ally, referencing the development of an Allied plan. It also notes the appointment of Dwight Eisenhower as the Supreme Commander of the Torch landings. The North Africa
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Autor:
Robin Prior
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Conquer We Must ISBN: 9780300233407
This chapter expounds on the war response led by General Claude Auchinleck. Winston Churchill found that Auchinleck had more vigour in attending to the crisis in Iraq, especially when compared to General Sir Archibald Wavell. General Auchinleck, the
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Autor:
Robin Prior
Publikováno v:
Conquer We Must ISBN: 9780300233407
This chapter examines the compromises at the Trident summit. It elaborates on the differences between parties, citing that Winston Churchill insisted on the Overlord's primacy, while Dwight Eisenhower insisted on the Overlord staying in the Mediterra
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Autor:
Robin Prior
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Conquer We Must ISBN: 9780300233407
This chapter explores the realities and political leadership in Britain in 1915. It acknowledges the Gallipoli experiment as an alternative strategy to the killing fields of the Western Front. Sir Henry Rawlinson recognized the mistake of hammering t
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