"To the last man" : the battle for Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula and Brittany / Randolph Bradham.
نوع المادة : نصالناشر:Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2008وصف:viii, 182 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780313350269 (hbk)
- 0313350264 (hbk)
- D756.5.N6 B69 2008
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | D756.5.N6 B69 2008 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010011308238 | ||
كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | D756.5.N6 B69 2008 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010011308237 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-174) and index.
1. Prelude -- 2. The Assault and Bridgehead on the Cotentin Peninsula -- 3. Westward to Barneville, Northward to Cherbourg -- 4. The Battle for Cherbourg -- 5. Clearing the Cotentin Peninsula -- 6. Breakout -- 7. Advance into Brittany -- 8. The North Shore and St. Malo -- 9. Rennes, Lorient, and Nantes -- 10. Battle for Brest -- 11. Reflection on the Breton Ports -- 12. St. Nazaire and Lorient - Prime Military Targets -- Photographs follow page 74.
""To the Last Man" not only discusses the strategy used to secure the peninsula, but also offers detailed accounts of the major battles and tactical doctrine that was developed to fight them. Along the way, the author provides biographical information on the main actors, explaining how key personality traits along with personal relationships influenced their conduct in battle. Bradham outlines the effect of the campaign on the overall conduct of the war, and discusses the lessons learned."--BOOK JACKET.