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Military Training in the British Army, 1940-1944

From Dunkirk to D-Day

By Dr Timothy Harrison Place, Timothy Harrison Place

To Be Published September 30th 2013 by Routledge – 240 pages

Series: Military History and Policy

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    Description

    In this study, the author traces the reasons for the British Army's tactical weakness in Normany to flaws in its training in Britain. The armour suffered from failures of experience. Disagreements between General Montgomery and the War Office exacerbated matters.

    Contents

    Immensely detailed yet comprehensible and logical, Military Training in the British Army is a thought provoking study. It will be of particular interest to military historians who focus on operations and to service professionals.

    - Twentieth Century British History

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