Military Training in the British Army, 1940-1944: From Dunkirk to D-Day

by Dr Timothy Harrison Place, Timothy Harrison Place

Overview

In this study, the author traces the reasons for the British Army's tactical weakness in Normany to flaws in its training in Britain. The armour suffered from failures of experience. Disagreements between General Montgomery and the War Office exacerbated matters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714650371
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/30/2000
Series:	Military History and Policy , #6
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.62(h) x (d)

About the Author

Place, Dr Timothy Harrison; Place, Timothy Harrison

Table of Contents

Immensely detailed yet comprehensible and logical, Military Training in the British Army is a thought provoking study. It will be of particular interest to military historians who focus on operations and to service professionals.

- Twentieth Century British History

Editorial Reviews

Place (history, U. of Leeds) furthers his doctorate research on British preparedness during World War II. His thesis examines the problems of training an army in a new style of warfare, which was to prove a handicap for British troops in the Continental campaigns. It also analyzes the basic doctrine of the Army and the political squabbling between General Montgomery and the War Office, whether to push with more armored or with more infantry units. The book contains an extensive bibliography of modern British military history. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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