Beschreibung des strategischen Bombenkrieges als einem militärischen Dogma, das zwischen 1939 und 1945 unter schrecklichen Verlusten praktisch perfektioniert und exemplifiziert wurde.
Robin Neillands Bücher
3. Dezember 1935 – 30. Januar 2006
Robin Neillands war ein britischer Schriftsteller, der sich auf Reise- und Militärgeschichte spezialisierte. Seine Werke werden für ihre Lesbarkeit geschätzt, die auf rigoroser Recherche und fesselnden persönlichen Berichten beruht. Neillands scheute sich nicht, starke persönliche Ansichten auszudrücken, die durch überzeugende Beweise untermauert wurden, und versuchte oft, historische Mythen zu entlarven, insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Ob er nun Reisen schilderte oder Konflikte analysierte, seine literarische Produktion ist stets akribisch recherchiert und logisch fundiert.
Wellington and Napoleon tells the story of the convergence and final clash of two of the most brilliant commanders ever to meet on the field of battle. Wellington, his men said, did not know how to lose a battle. But Wellington himself admired his adversary. schovat popis
A Fighting Retreat
- 588 Seiten
- 21 Lesestunden
A wide-sweeping panorama of the end of British world domination, A Fighting Retreat is the stirring tale of both the long, drawn out campaigns which accompanied the transfer of power and the untold oral history of the courageous individuals who took part
D-day, 1944
- 320 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
This is the story of Operation Overlord, told in the words of the men who were there. Robin Neillands and Roderick de Normann have sought out some of the unsung heroes of D-Day, men of every rank and arm of service, from all the major nations involved, both German and Allied.
The conquest of the Reich
- 352 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
This is the story, from New Year's Day to VE Day, 8 May 1945, of the conquest of Germany in the words of those who were there. For example, Neillands recalls events in the words of the men who flew on the Dresden Raid, and those who made the horrific discoveries of the concentration camps.
The Hundred Years War
- 328 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
Focusing on the dramatic conflict between the Plantagenet and Valois dynasties, this accessible history covers the Hundred Years War from 1337 to 1453. It details the battles fought by armored men and archers, highlighting the standstill between England and France. The book aims to engage readers with a comprehensive account of the war, encouraging further exploration of this captivating period in European history.
The battle of Normandy, 1944
- 352 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
What happened to the Allied armies in Normandy in the months after D-Day, 1944? Why, after the initial success of the landings, did their advance stall a few miles inland from the beaches? Why did the British take so long to capture Caen? Why did the US infantry struggle so much in the bocage south of Omaha beach? Who was right about the conduct of the land campaign - Eisenhower or Montgomery? How did the Germans, deprived of air support, manage to hold off such a massive Allied force for more than two months? And if Enigma was allowing the Allies to read German battleplans, why did things go wrong as often as they did?THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY 1944 re-examines the demands and difficulties of the campaign and sheds new light on both with the aid of accounts from veterans on both sides. (Oral history forms a large part of the book.) It also analyses in detail the plans and performance of the commanders involved: Eisenhower, Bradley, Patton, Montgomery, Crerar and, of course, Rommel. Controversial and at times catastrophic, the Battle of Normandy was the last great set-piece battle in history and is long overdue for reassessment.