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Cargando... FALAISE: The Flawed Victory - The Destruction of Panzergruppe West, August 1944por Anthony Tucker-Jones
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Robert Lymans deep knowledge and understanding of the war in Burma, and the great battles at Kohima and Imphal in 1944, are well known. In this book he uses original documents, published works and personal accounts to weave together an enthralling account of some of the bitterest fighting of WWII. Not only does he use British sources for his research but he has also included material from the Naga tribes of north-east India, on whose land these battles were fought, and from Japanese accounts, including interviews with Japanese veterans of the fighting. Thus he has been able to produce what is arguably the most balanced history of the battles that were pivotal in ending the Japanese empire. Fergal Keane, journalist and author of Road to Bones: The Siege of Kohima 1944 wrote to the author saying What a triumph! I finished it last night. You have done a wonderful job. I only wish Id read it before writing my own book! He goes on to say Robert Lyman is one of the great writers about men and war and in this book he has succeeded in conveying the courage, genius and folly of an epic struggle. I cannot think of a writer engaged in the subject of the Second World War who can match Lyman for his integrity or the soundness of his judgments. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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There are eighteen chapters, commencing with two general chapters about Panzergruppe West, and the early stages of the Normandy campaign. The next twelve chapters examine individual German armoured formations and their particular activity during the period under review. The last four chapters provide a summary of the outcome at Falaise, and the deployment of these formations from September 1944 until the end of the war.
I found this book very enlightening about the German perspective of the Normandy campaign. Many authors have examined the American, British and Canadian aspects, but I have found few books looking at the other side. It highlighted for me the fear that Allied air power generated amongst German commanders and soldiers, yet the actual number of German tanks destroyed by air power was relatively small. A more significant problem was the lack of fuel at the front line, and the breakdowns suffered by the German tanks. Again, the claims and counter claims about the number of tanks destroyed leads one to be sceptical about the numbers quoted by various authors, and to question the definition of ‘destroyed’.
I noticed a couple of errors that have slipped through the proofing process: Page 85 referring to the second armoured brigade of the 7th Armoured Division (it only had one) and on Page 180 referring to the 3rd Canadian Armoured Division (it was an infantry formation), but this should not detract from the quality of the writing overall. There are some informative appendices at the end, and some maps at the beginning of the book. In conclusion, my view is that this book is a valuable asset to anyone having an interest in German armoured formations in the West, and the Normandy campaign in particular. (