Breakout and Pursuit covers the 'Battle of the Hedgerows' leading to Operation Cobra and victory in Normandy. the Falaise-Argentan pocket and the Mortain counterattack are also included; as are operations in Brittany; the reduction of Brest; and the liberation of Paris. The volume closes with the pursuit across northern France and Belgium by the U.S. First and Third Armies; ending in early September 1944 at the German frontier and the gates of Lorraine. The battle narrative in the volume is; in general; pitched at corps; level; but the focus of attention moves up and down the chain of command to illuminate decisions; both Allied and German; at critical moments of the campaign. The action is carefully related to the declared or postulated intentions of the responsible commanders; and success or failure is examined with reference to these and the opposing moves of the contestants. As in Cross-Channel Attack; the access of the author to abundant enemy sources has made it possible for him to represent fully the strength; intentions; and tactics of the Axis.
#3952572 in Books State Univ of New York Pr 2000-10-19Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .71 x 6.00l; .86 #File Name: 0791447065282 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A compelling ethical account of "the irreparable"By M. PARADISO-MICHAUJames Hatley has provided for us a wonderful philosophical treatment of the Holocaust and life in its wake afterwards. His (Emmanuel) Levinasian approach to the issue is absolutely right-on; and his discussions of Paul Celan's poetry fit in beautifully in his narrative of witness and a post-Shoah ethics of responsibility. Also recommended is Sandor Goodhart; _Sacrificing Commentary: Reading the End of Literature_; which Hatley seems to favor.4 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Add This Title to Your Holocaust LibraryBy Gary QuinnI have read many nonfiction and fiction books dealing with the Holocaust.Reading this book took me to a higher level of thought and understanding than any other book I have read about the Holocaust. I hope we will hear more from this author soon.
