Corps Commanders : Five British and Canadian Generals at War, 1939-45 (Studies in Canadian Military History)

Delaney, Douglas E.

University of British Columbia Press（2011/04発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 408 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780774820899
• DDC分類 940.5371

Full Description

The five British and Canadian generals depicted in Corps Commanders were a surprisingly eclectic lot - one a consummate actor, one a quiet gentleman, one a master bureaucrat, one a brainy sort with little will, and the last a brain with will to spare. And yet they all fit readily into British Commonwealth armies and fought their corps in similar fashion. All three Canadians controlled British formations and served under British army commanders, and the two Britons worked for and led Canadians as well. Such inter-army adjustments were relatively simple because they all spoke the same "language" - a common method for solving military problems and communicating solutions. Like all senior commanders in the British Commonwealth, they learned the language of the staff colleges at Camberley and Quetta, and so did the staff officers that served them. This allowed a gunner from Montreal to understand a guardsman from London with ease - no small advantage when coordinating coalition battles involving tens of thousands of troops.

In probing how these corps commanders fought, Douglas E. Delaney has produced an invaluable study for anyone interested in coalition warfare, interoperability, or how men managed large formations in war.

Contents

Foreword / David French

Introduction: Who, How, and the Common Ground

1 The Actor: Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks

2 Wit in Want of Will: Lieutenant-General E.L.M. Burns

3 The Quiet Gentleman: General Sir John Crocker

4 Wit with Will to Spare: Lieutenant-General Guy Granville Simonds

5 The Master Bureaucrat: General Charles Foulkes

Observations and Conclusions

Notes

Bibliography

Index