Title: Brute force : allied strategy and tactics in the Second World War /
Authors: Ellis, John, 1945-
Publisher: Viking,
Year: 1990
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns.; Strategy
Abstract: Examines the economics of the conflict and the importance of the Allies' superior industrial capacity and reserves of raw material to the outcome of the war.
Contents: Prologue: the last European war: Poland, France and the battle of Britain September 1939 - March 1941 -- Pt. I: 'One can only obey': the Eastern front 1941-45 -- Blitzkrieg founders: June 1941-June 1943 -- The long retreat: July 1943-May 1945 -- Pt. II: War from afar: the battle of the Atlantic and the bomber offensive 1939-45 -- The battle of the Atlantic: September 1939-May 1945 -- Appendix: VLR aircraft and antisubmarine warfare -- The bomber offensive: June 1940-May 1945 -- Appendix: technical measures and counter-measures during the bomber offensive -- Pt. III: 'No more manoeuvre': the Mediterranean 1940-45 -- The North African see-saw: June 1940-January 1943 -- Tunisia and Italy: November 1942-May 1945 -- Pt. IV: 'One brick at a time': North-West Europe June 1944-May 1945 -- Lodgement and breakout: 6 June-31 August 1944 -- inching to victory; September 1944-May 1945 -- Pt. V: 'One hell of a way to run a war': the Pacific, December 1941-August 1945 -- Collapse and containment: December 1941-Fevruary 1943 -- The counter-offensive: March 1943-August 1945 -- Appendix: the was in south-East Asia 1941-45.