Martin Blumenson (1918–2005)
Author of Liberation
About the Author
Distinguished military historian Martin Blumenson lives in Washington, D.C.
Series
Works by Martin Blumenson
The Battle of the Generals: The Untold Story of the Falaise Pocket-The Campaign That Should Have Won World War II (1993) 60 copies
Patton Papers 1940-1945, Vol. 1 5 copies
14 Liberation 1 copy
PATTON 1 copy
The Patton papers 1 copy
Associated Works
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 2003 (2003) — Author "Patton's Most Frustrating Assignment" — 8 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1918-11-08
- Date of death
- 2005-04-15
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Education
- Bucknell University (B.A., 1939)
Bucknell University (M.A., 1940)
Harvard University (M.A., 1942) - Occupations
- military historian
- Awards and honors
- Samuel Eliot Morison Prize (1995)
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Reviews
The Patton Papers: 1940-1945 by Martin Blumenson
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The title says it all. But, the genesis of the battle is examined and the description of the operation is carefully and clearly written. As I read the book in 1965, I must have read an earlier edition. If you want to know abut the Italian campaign, this is one of the basic books.
This is the basic official account of the hedgerow fighting and the pursuit across France from the USA's viewpoint. It is not inspiring, but a useful account.
The first question to ask about the Battle of Kasserine Pass is: whose victory was it? It was at the outset, if the preceding battles of Faid and Sidi bou Zid are included, clearly a German victory, but if the battle as a whole is considered, that is not quite so clear. Indeed, it seems as if Kasserine may be seen as a model for the later Battle of the Bulge. The Americans were driven back, but they were not, in the end, quite defeated.
Blumenson’s book is a good account of a battle in which “Within a few days, the Germans were back where they had begun operations on February 14, less than two weeks earlier.” Rommel “had thrown a scare into every Allied headquarters in North Africa and had taught the Allies much about the art of war,” but he “had accomplished little in the way of gaining elbow room in Tunisia.”
My main complaint about this book is with the absence of notes.… (more)
Blumenson’s book is a good account of a battle in which “Within a few days, the Germans were back where they had begun operations on February 14, less than two weeks earlier.” Rommel “had thrown a scare into every Allied headquarters in North Africa and had taught the Allies much about the art of war,” but he “had accomplished little in the way of gaining elbow room in Tunisia.”
My main complaint about this book is with the absence of notes.… (more)
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