Innovation in the Face of Adversity: Major-General Sir Percy Hobart and the 79th Armoured Division (British)
On 11 March 1943, the Chief of the British Imperial General Staff, Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, made a momentous decision in committing an entire British armored division, the 79th, to the task of developing equipment, tactics, and capabilities to penetrate the Atlantic Wall in anticipation of an Allied amphibious invasion of northwest Europe. British leaders chose Major-General Sir Percy Hobart to command this division, largely because of Hobart's affinity for leading and training armored formations, but also due to Hobart's reputation as an individualist, known to seek out unique solutions to unforeseen challenges. This thesis examines th…
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- ISBN: 978-1-249-36893-9
- EAN: 9781249368939
- Produktnummer: 39336188
- Verlag: BiblioLife
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 120 S.
- Masse: H24.5 cm x B19.2 cm x D1.2 cm 244 g
- Gewicht: 244
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