A Failure of Coalition Leadership: The Falaise-Argentan Gap (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781523225026)

This book describes the roles, missions, and command relationships of four significant personalities (Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery and Lieutenant Generals Bradley and Patton) of the Allied military coalition prior to and during the Allied breakout from the Normandy peninsula. Specific personalities and personal characteristics that affected coalition relationships are described. The book discusses the strategic and operational advantages of both sides as of August 1, 1944 and gives a brief overview of the actual battle. Specific leadership failures and analysis of those failures and the strategic consequences are described in detail.

Author: Penny Hill Press Inc, U. S. Army War College
ISBN-10: 1523225025
ISBN-13: 9781523225026
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/04/2016
Pages: 30
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.06d