Patton, Montgomery, Rommel
Subtitle: masters of war
By: Terry Brighton
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9780307461544; 9780307461551
Subjects: Campaigns; Generals; Military campaigns; World War, 1939-1945; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924; Biography; Marshals
Work titles: Masters of battle
Description: "In 'Patton, Montgomery, Rommel', one of Britain's most accomplished military scholars presents an unprecedented study of the land war in the North African and European theaters, as well as their chief commanders--three men who also happened to be the most compelling dramatis personae of World War II ..."--Jacket.
Notes: Originally published: London : Viking, 2008.

Originally published in Great Britain as Masters of battle : Monty, Patton and Rommel.

"Crown, New York, 11/09"--Dust jacket flap.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-411) and index.
Table of contents: title: The ego at war; title: 3 portraits; title: First blood; title: How to fight in armor; title: Rommel's blitzkrieg; title: Original Rommel: 7th Panzer Division invasion narrataive; title: Conquests of the Deutsches Afrika Korps; title: Hounding Rommel: Monty and Patton close in; title: Operations lightfoot and torch; title: Fractures in Anglo-American alliance; title: Patton's race to Messina; title: Monty's crawl to Salerno; title: The battering ram and the Atlantic wall; title: Original Patton: The invasion speech to the Third Army; title: The master plan and the Grossinvasion; title: The Caen Controversy; title: Patton's blitzkrieg and the "Montgomery Thrust"; title: The Rommel murder; title: Bulging ambitions: PAtton and Monty "win" the was; title: What to do with Nazis and Communists; title: Original Monty: Memoirs at war; title: The will to fight.