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Description of  From Victory to Stalemate: The Western Front, Summer 1944?Decisive and Indecisive Military Operations, Volume 1 (Modern War Studies: Decisive and Indecisive Military Operations, 1)

By the summer of 1944, the war in Europe had reached a critical point. Both the western Allies and the Soviets possessed the initiative and forces capable of mounting strategic offensives against the German enemy. Writing a study of operations on first the Western then Eastern Front, respected military analyst C. J. Dick offers rare insight into the strengths and weaknesses of generalship on both fronts, especially the judgments, choices, and compromises made by senior commanders. At the same time, he clarifies the constraints imposed upon leadership and upon operations by doctrinal shortcomings, by logistics, and, not least, by the nature of coalition war. Read more