Blumenson, Martin

The Battle of the Generals: The Untold Story of the Falaise Pocket. The Campaign That Should Have Won World War II

New York: Morrow, c1993. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 288, illus., references, index, somewhat cocked, DJ worn, soiled, torn, and chipped, pencil erasure on front endpaper & half-title. Examines why the Allies failed to capture the Germans in the Falaise Gap and then at the Seine crossings. To Blumenson, the Allies tried to defeat the Germans through gaining territory instead of destroying the enemy's armies. Condition: fair, fair.

Keywords: Bernard Montgomery, Courtney Hodges, Dwight Eisenhower, Falaise Gap, George Patton, Battle Studies, Omar Bradley, Wade Haislip, WWII

ISBN: 0688118372

[Book #37425]

Price: $29.25