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Eighth Army: El Alamein To The River Sangro [Illustrated Edition]
[Illustrated with 16 highly detailed maps of the actions]
Field Marshal Montgomery commanded the Eighth Army from 13th August 1942 until the 31st December 1943, and the 21st Army Group from 1st January 1944 until the German surrender on the 5th May, 1945. Whilst in command of the British Army of the Rhine, in occupation of Germany, shortly after the end of the Second World War Montgomery set out to record the exploits and victories of the troops under his command.
Both this volume and its companion volume, Normandy to the Rhine, are superb examples of military history as presented by one of the greatest generals to command victorious armies in the field. The texts are taken from his personal war diaries and are distinguished by his incisive style. The whole strategy and course of these two campaigns are presented to the reader with great clarity and accuracy.
El Alamein to the River Sangro is as he himself writes ‘... an authoritative account of the activities of the Eighth Army in the days of its greatest, successes’. El Alamein was the turning point in the war: from that momentous battle the tide against Germany turned. During the time the Eighth Army was commanded by Monty it lost not a single action, and when Monty was transferred to Europe in December 1943, Winston Churchill wrote to him: ‘The immortal march of the Eighth Army from the gates of Cairo along the African shore, through Sicily, has now carried its ever victorious soldiers far into Italy towards the gates of Rome. The scene changes and vastly expands. A great task accomplished gives place to a greater, in which the same unfailing spirit will win for all true men a full and glorious reward.’
Field Marshal Montgomery commanded the Eighth Army from 13th August 1942 until the 31st December 1943, and the 21st Army Group from 1st January 1944 until the German surrender on the 5th May, 1945. Whilst in command of the British Army of the Rhine, in occupation of Germany, shortly after the end of the Second World War Montgomery set out to record the exploits and victories of the troops under his command.
Both this volume and its companion volume, Normandy to the Rhine, are superb examples of military history as presented by one of the greatest generals to command victorious armies in the field. The texts are taken from his personal war diaries and are distinguished by his incisive style. The whole strategy and course of these two campaigns are presented to the reader with great clarity and accuracy.
El Alamein to the River Sangro is as he himself writes ‘... an authoritative account of the activities of the Eighth Army in the days of its greatest, successes’. El Alamein was the turning point in the war: from that momentous battle the tide against Germany turned. During the time the Eighth Army was commanded by Monty it lost not a single action, and when Monty was transferred to Europe in December 1943, Winston Churchill wrote to him: ‘The immortal march of the Eighth Army from the gates of Cairo along the African shore, through Sicily, has now carried its ever victorious soldiers far into Italy towards the gates of Rome. The scene changes and vastly expands. A great task accomplished gives place to a greater, in which the same unfailing spirit will win for all true men a full and glorious reward.’
209 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1948
About the author
Bernard Law Montgomery
49 books21 followersField Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC; (17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General", was a British Army officer.
He saw action in the First World War, where he was seriously wounded. During the Second World War he commanded the Eighth Army from August 1942 in the Western Desert until the final Allied victory in Tunisia. This command included the Battle of El Alamein, a turning point in the Western Desert Campaign. He subsequently commanded the Eighth Army in Sicily and Italy.
He was in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord from the initial landings until after the Battle of Normandy. He then continued in command of the 21st Army Group for the rest of the campaign in North West Europe. As such he was the principal field commander for the failed airborne attempt to bridge the Rhine at Arnhem and the Allied Rhine crossing. On 4 May 1945 he took the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath in northern Germany. After the war he became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) in Germany and then Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
He saw action in the First World War, where he was seriously wounded. During the Second World War he commanded the Eighth Army from August 1942 in the Western Desert until the final Allied victory in Tunisia. This command included the Battle of El Alamein, a turning point in the Western Desert Campaign. He subsequently commanded the Eighth Army in Sicily and Italy.
He was in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord from the initial landings until after the Battle of Normandy. He then continued in command of the 21st Army Group for the rest of the campaign in North West Europe. As such he was the principal field commander for the failed airborne attempt to bridge the Rhine at Arnhem and the Allied Rhine crossing. On 4 May 1945 he took the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath in northern Germany. After the war he became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) in Germany and then Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
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August 20, 2023
A good book to know about the allied campaign in North Africa and Italy. Good book to read to know about how the Desert Fox was defeated.
October 24, 2016
Anılar Montgomery'nin savaş sistematiğini ve klasik yollar yerine irrasyonel ama hedefi tam vuran yollar seçişini çok iyi vermiş. İhtiyat birliklerinin kullanılışı konusunda Rommel'in muarızına karşı yönelttiği -ben basıldığını duymadım- ithamlarla Montgomery'nin anıları arasında çelişki var. Aynı şekilde yağmuru durmadan bir bahane olarak sunması dikkatli okurun gözünden kaçmayacaktır. Oysa savaş alanında yağmur da bir faktördür. Ki Rommel bunu çok iyi kullanıyor.
Tank birliklerinin Blitzkrieg'dan farklı ve neredeyse yalnızca ikmal hattını kesmeyle sınırlı kullanılışı çöl savaşına özgü sanılmasın. Yakın dönem savaşlarda hava gücünün mutlaklaşmasıyla bu tip manevralara ihtiyaç duyulmadığı bir gerçek. Ama bu Montgomery'nin tankı kullanış biçiminin modasının geçtiğini göstermez diye düşünüyorum. Özellikle EMP'nin her türlüsünün geliştirildiği gelecek savaşlarda.
Tank birliklerinin Blitzkrieg'dan farklı ve neredeyse yalnızca ikmal hattını kesmeyle sınırlı kullanılışı çöl savaşına özgü sanılmasın. Yakın dönem savaşlarda hava gücünün mutlaklaşmasıyla bu tip manevralara ihtiyaç duyulmadığı bir gerçek. Ama bu Montgomery'nin tankı kullanış biçiminin modasının geçtiğini göstermez diye düşünüyorum. Özellikle EMP'nin her türlüsünün geliştirildiği gelecek savaşlarda.
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