- Summary
- This book examines the experience of two British infantry divisions, the 43rd (Wessex) and 53rd (Welsh), during the Overlord campaign in Northwest Europe. To understand the way the British fought during Operation Overlord, the book considers the political and military factors between 1918 and 1943 before addressing the major battles and many of the minor engagements and day-to-day experiences of the campaign.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Devine, L. P.
- Published
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016
- Locale
- Western Front
Great Britain
Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
- Contents
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List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1918-43: from the Great War to the Second World War
The 43rd Division's first action: doctrine meets the realities of the battlefield
The 43rd Division incorporating lessons learnt: onwards to the Seine
The 53rd Division's first action to Falaise: a very different experience
Collossal cracks I: the 43rd Division in Operation Market Garden
Colossal cracks II: the 53rd division in Operation Market Garden and the Ardennes
The 43rd Division post-Market Garden: rest, recuperation and onwards to the Rhine
The 53rd Division post-Ardennes: Operation Veritable and beyond
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index.
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1918-43: from the Great War to the Second World War -- The 43rd Division's first action: doctrine meets the realities of the battlefield -- The 43rd Division incorporating lessons learnt: onwards to the Seine -- The 53rd Division's first action to Falaise: a very different experience -- Collossal cracks I: the 43rd Division in Operation Market Garden -- Colossal cracks II: the 53rd division in Operation Market Garden and the Ardennes -- The 43rd Division post-Market Garden: rest, recuperation and onwards to the Rhine -- The 53rd Division post-Ardennes: Operation Veritable and beyond -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
