Colossal Cracks: Montgomery's 21st Army Group in Northwest Europe, 1944-45
by Stephen Ashley Hart
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A reinterpretation of the British Army's conduct in the crucial 1944-45 Northwest Europe campaign, this work examines systematically the Colossal Cracks operational technique employed by Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group and demonstrates the key significance that morale and casualty concerns exerted on this technique. To ensure a full understanding of the campaign, one needs to look not only at Montgomery's methods but at those of his army commanders, Dempsey and Crerar; thus, this show more study addresses the scant attention to date paid to these two figures. Hart suggests that Montgomery an show lessTags
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Stephen Ashley Hart is Senior Lecturer in the Department of War Studies, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, at Camberley, United Kingdom
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