Battles of a gunner officer: Tunisia, Sicily, Normandy, and the long road to Germany ; [Based on the unpublished diary of Major Peter Pettit, DSO, TD, HAC]
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Contents
List of Plates
.
vii
List of Maps
.viii
Foreword
.ix
Preface
.xii
Chapter
1
'Artillery, A Great Battle-Winning Factor'
'The Last Argument of Kings'
.1
The Royal Regiment
.3
Earning Rommel's Respect
.13
'Arms Are the Way to Preserve Peace'
.15
Discipline and Pride
.19
Chapter
2
Tunisia
-
The Beginning of the End
The End of America's Isolation
.22
Deadlock
.27
The Framework of Command
.42
The Final Assault; a Precursor of Future Allied Firepower
.50
How Marshall's Judgement Was Correct: Eisenhower Takes
the Reins
.52
Chapter
3
Sicily
-
Europe at Last
Storm from the Sea
.54
Preparing for the Next Round
.55
Into Battle
.60
The Last Drive
.63
Hail and Farewell
.73
Chapter
4
Normandy
-
'The Majestic Plan of Forcing the Channel'
'The Longer He Knew Montgomery, the Less He Liked Him
but the More he Respected Him'
.76
Cracking the Crust
.83
The First Gruelling Month of Battle
.86
The Last British Reserve
.87
Chapter
5
Caen and
Falaise
-
The Climax of the Battle
Caen the Cockpit
.98
'A Dirty Battle and a Very Dangerous One'
.99
'A Devastating Fire Was Put Down at Will'
.114
Bradley's Trap
.123
Chapter
6
Brussels and Antwerp
-
Montgomery's Concentrated
Thrust
Keeping the Germans on the Run
.126
The Other Side of the Hill
.134
Anglo-American Discord
.136
59th AGRA and the Move North and East
.138
Hard Winter Weather, a Thin Allied Line, and a Serious
Surprise from the Enemy
.154
Chapter
7
The
Reichswald,
the Rhine and Into Germany
Holding the Northern Edge of the 'Bulge'
.156
The Unstoppable Advance
.160
'Nell Gwyn's Left Eye'
.167
'The
Führer
Has Fallen in Action'
.184
Afterword
-
The Territorial Army: Past, Present and (Problematical)
Future
'Men as shall voluntarily enrol themselves for the General defence
of the Kingdom'
.188
A Reserve Army for the Twentieth Century
.192
Lessons Learned
.197
Facing an Uncertain Future
.204
Glossary
.215
Bibliography
.229
Index
.233 |
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title_exact_search | Battles of a gunner officer Tunisia, Sicily, Normandy, and the long road to Germany ; [Based on the unpublished diary of Major Peter Pettit, DSO, TD, HAC] |
title_full | Battles of a gunner officer Tunisia, Sicily, Normandy, and the long road to Germany ; [Based on the unpublished diary of Major Peter Pettit, DSO, TD, HAC] John Philip Jones. Foreword by General Sir Richard Barrons, KCB, CBE, ADC Gen Commander, Joint Forces Command, and Colonel Commandant HAC. |
title_fullStr | Battles of a gunner officer Tunisia, Sicily, Normandy, and the long road to Germany ; [Based on the unpublished diary of Major Peter Pettit, DSO, TD, HAC] John Philip Jones. Foreword by General Sir Richard Barrons, KCB, CBE, ADC Gen Commander, Joint Forces Command, and Colonel Commandant HAC. |
title_full_unstemmed | Battles of a gunner officer Tunisia, Sicily, Normandy, and the long road to Germany ; [Based on the unpublished diary of Major Peter Pettit, DSO, TD, HAC] John Philip Jones. Foreword by General Sir Richard Barrons, KCB, CBE, ADC Gen Commander, Joint Forces Command, and Colonel Commandant HAC. |
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