Colossal Cracks: Montgomery's 21st Army Group in Northwest Europe, 1944-45 (Stackpole Military History Series) - Softcover

Stephen Ashley Hart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811733831 ISBN 13: 9780811733830

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2007

Synopsis

The Allied campaign for Northwest Europe as seen from a British and Canadian perspective

A reinterpretation of the British Army's conduct in the crucial 1944-45 Northwest Europe campaign, this work examines the "Colossal Cracks" operational technique employed by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group. Rooted in concerns about morale and casualties, "Colossal Cracks" was a cautious, firepower-laden approach that involved the concentration of massive force at points of German weakness. Hart argues that Montgomery and his two senior subordinates handled this formation more effectively than some scholars have suggested and that "Colossal Cracks" represented the most appropriate weapon the British Army could develop under the circumstances.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Ashley Hart is a senior lecturer in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. He has also written The Battle of the Hedgerows (0-7603-1166-8).

About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0811733831
• ISBN 13: 9780811733830
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256