Michael Dorosh Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 in the British Army 1940-1944: From Dunkirk to D-Day (Military History Policy) by Tim Harrison Place, Timothy Harrison-Place Found this on Amazon tonight. Does anyone own it? Looks like just the thing for some of our discussions.... Click Here For Link 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Fox Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 There was a discussion on this board (and a few others too) regarding it some time back. Insofar as I recall Jon and Tero at least had a copy at some stage. I have read it myself although I don't own a copy. It was Harrison-Place's PhD thesis I think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Good work, IMO. Can't assess it comparatively, because I have not read anything else about the topic. He does not think much of Monty barging in and throwing it all in confusion on his appointment as commander of the whatever for the invasion. It certainly reads like a PhD thesis. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tero Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Good work, like Andreas says. Certainly an eye opener (at least for me), well worth the money. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 'Tis good, but you do have to be interested in that area, otherwise you will have found the cure for insomnia I think it was an expansion of his thesis, not just the thesis in a pretty(?) cover. Sort of like how Doubler expanded his thing on the bocage into a full book. Regards Jon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 Thanks all. The Calgary Highlanders (my regiment) pioneered Battle Drill for the Canadian Army; they visited the 47th (London - Bells and Bows) Division and borrowed their training methods, then ran their own courses and wrote their own manual. The rest of the Canadian Army followed suit. I'm under the understanding that Battle Drill wasn't popular in the British Army, and Monty especially was critical of it. Battle Drill - and Battle Drill Training, which was something different - really only taught fundamentals to section and platoon sized groups at a time when companies were supposed to be training in the different phases of war - the offense, the obstacle crossing, the relief in place, withdrawal under fire, etc. So I guess I do have an interest in the subject. I see Battle Drill features prominently in the table of contents. Little has been written about training (though I've seen some of the period manuals which outline how basic courses were to be structured - these are of little help). If anyone wants to sell their copy used.... I'll probably place an order with Amazon if that is not the case. Thanks for the recommendation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakthrough Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Looks like a great companion to 'British Army Handbook 1939-45. 'Ship me somwhere east of Suez. Where the best is still the worst.....' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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