The Soldiers' General

Klappentext A complex, analytical yet accessible portrait of Bert Hoffmeister, who won more awards than any Canadian officer in the Second World War. Zusammenfassung A complex! analytical yet accessible portrait of Bert Hoffmeister! who won more awards than any Canadian officer in the Second World War.

Auteur
Douglas E. Delaney is Assistant Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada, and Infantry Officer (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry).

Contenu
Maps, Figures, Photographs; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Looking at Command; 2. A Young Man before the War; 3. The Years of Company Command and Personal Turmoil; 4. Battalion Command: Training For War; 5. Battalion Command: The Battlefield Test; 6. Brigade Command; 7. Division Command and the Liri Valley; 8. The Lessons From Liri; 9. Gothic Line to the End in Italy; 10. Northwest Europe and After; 11. Hoffmeister and Command; Notes; Bibliography; Index.