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class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Churchill_tanks_drive_along_a_badly_damaged_street_in_Kleve,_Germany,_12_February_1945._B14513.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Churchill_tanks_drive_along_a_badly_damaged_street_in_Kleve%2C_Germany%2C_12_February_1945._B14513.jpg/250px-Churchill_tanks_drive_along_a_badly_damaged_street_in_Kleve%2C_Germany%2C_12_February_1945._B14513.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Churchill_tanks_drive_along_a_badly_damaged_street_in_Kleve%2C_Germany%2C_12_February_1945._B14513.jpg/375px-Churchill_tanks_drive_along_a_badly_damaged_street_in_Kleve%2C_Germany%2C_12_February_1945._B14513.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Churchill_tanks_drive_along_a_badly_damaged_street_in_Kleve%2C_Germany%2C_12_February_1945._B14513.jpg/500px-Churchill_tanks_drive_along_a_badly_damaged_street_in_Kleve%2C_Germany%2C_12_February_1945._B14513.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1772" data-file-height="1881"/></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Churchill_tank" title="Churchill tank">Churchill tanks</a> drive through Kleve, Germany, 12 February 1945.</figcaption></figure> <p>This book is about the battles of Yorkshire Bridge, Kervenheim and Winnekendonk. These were part of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Veritable" title="Operation Veritable">Operation Veritable</a>, the Anglo-Canadian advance through the <a href="/wiki/Klever_Reichswald" title="Klever Reichswald">Reichswald</a> in February 1945. Breaking out from the area around Nijmegen captured by the <a href="/wiki/US_82nd_Airborne_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="US 82nd Airborne Division">US 82nd Airborne Division</a> during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden" title="Operation Market Garden">Operation Market Garden</a> in September 1944 saved the <a href="/wiki/21st_Army_Group" title="21st Army Group">21st Army Group</a> from having to make an assault over the <a href="/wiki/Maas_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Maas River">Maas River</a>. </p><p>Originally scheduled for October 1944, the attack was twice postponed: to January 1945 after the 21st Army Group was diverted to the opening of the port of <a href="/wiki/Antwerp" title="Antwerp">Antwerp</a> to resolve the American Army's logistical difficulties;and then by another month due the the German <a href="/wiki/Ardennes_Offensive" class="mw-redirect" title="Ardennes Offensive">Ardennes Offensive</a>. The postponements meant that instead of attacking over dry or frozen ground, the attacks took place over muddy and flooded ground, recapitulating the worst fighting in the <a href="/wiki/Third_Ypres" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Ypres">Third Ypres</a> campaign of 1917. </p><p>Worse still, the failure of the <a href="/wiki/US_First_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="US First Army">US First Army</a> to capture the <a href="/wiki/Roer" title="Roer">Roer</a> dams beforehand gave the Germans time to sabotage the sluice gates, creating an artificial flood on the Roer and Maas Rivers, preventing the <a href="/wiki/US_Ninth_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="US Ninth Army">US Ninth Army</a> from crossing for two weeks and implementing the southern prong (<a href="/wiki/Operation_Grenade" title="Operation Grenade">Operation Grenade</a>) of what was intended to be a giant pincer movement. The campaign then became a frontal assault by the British and Canadians. </p><p>This book has three parts. The first part is a very detailed description of each of these battles, incorporating a large number of first-hand accounts from British, Canadian and German sources. This makes it heavy going, even for someone like me. The second part provides a rich background on the commanders and units involved. The third part is an overly long, rambling and repetitive essay on what was wrong with the British Army's weapons and tactics. </p><p>Like many weapons from the sword to the machine gun, while the weapon itself was undoubtedly impressive, the best way to use it was not always so obvious. This was the case with the tank. Between the wars, the British Army debated what the proper role of the tank was. In turn, this informed the design of British tanks. Multiple schools of thought emerged. One saw the tank as primarily an infantry support weapon. From this came a series of <a href="/wiki/Infantry_tank" title="Infantry tank">infantry tanks</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/Matilda_II" title="Matilda II">Matilda II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Valentine_tank" title="Valentine tank">Valentine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Churchill_tank" title="Churchill tank">Churchill</a> that prioritised armour over speed. Slow speed does not mean that the Churchill was not mobile; on the contrary, it was superb at moving over muddy ground and climbing ditches. </p><p>Another school of thought was that armour should operate separately and operate like the cavalry of old, conducting mobile operations such as pursuit of a retreating enemy and exploiting a breakthrough. This resulted in a line of <a href="/wiki/Cruiser_tank" title="Cruiser tank">cruiser tanks</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/Covenanter_tank" title="Covenanter tank">Covenanter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crusader_tank" title="Crusader tank">Crusader</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cromwell_tank" title="Cromwell tank">Cromwell</a>. These prioritised speed over armour. In action in the desert and especially in North West Europe, the infantry tanks proved to be more effective. Field Marshal <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery" title="Bernard Montgomery">Bernard Montgomery</a> called for a <a href="/wiki/Universal_tank" class="mw-redirect" title="Universal tank">universal tank</a> that could perform both roles. For this purpose, the British Army adopted the American <a href="/wiki/Sherman_tank" class="mw-redirect" title="Sherman tank">Sherman tank</a>, often up-gunned with a <a href="/wiki/Ordnance_QF_17-pounder" title="Ordnance QF 17-pounder">17 pounder</a> in the form of the <a href="/wiki/Sherman_Firefly" title="Sherman Firefly">Sherman Firefly</a>. Eventually they produced a British universal tank, the <a href="/wiki/Centurion_tank" class="mw-redirect" title="Centurion tank">Centurion</a>. </p><p>The author argues at length that the Churchill was superior to the the Sherman, backed up by the performance of the Churchill-equipped <a href="/wiki/6th_Guards_Armoured_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="6th Guards Armoured Brigade">6th Guards Armoured Brigade</a>. Originally formed as an infantry brigade, this unit gave special attention to tank-infantry cooperation. The Churchill gave sterling service in the muddy conditions, which it was designed to do. </p><p>There is also criticism of the RAF and its close support. The author argues the the RAF should have made better use of the <a href="/wiki/Vultee_A-31_Vengeance" title="Vultee A-31 Vengeance">Vultee A-31 Vengeance</a> dive bomber. This was a contentious issue, and remains in dispute among historians to this day. </p><p>I am not recommending this book, unless you are really interested in Operation Veritable. </p><p><b>Publishing details:</b> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1">Tony, Colvin (2024). <i>The Noise of Battle: The British Army and the Last Breakthrough Battle West of the Rhine, February-March 1945</i>. Warwick: Helion & Company. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-804516-92-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-804516-92-8"><bdi>978-1-804516-92-8</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1458754254">1458754254</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Noise+of+Battle%3A+The+British+Army+and+the+Last+Breakthrough+Battle+West+of+the+Rhine%2C+February-March+1945&rft.place=Warwick&rft.pub=Helion+%26+Company&rft.date=2024&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F1458754254&rft.isbn=978-1-804516-92-8&rft.aulast=Tony&rft.aufirst=Colvin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikipedia%3AWikiProject+Military+history%2FNews%2FNovember+2024%2FBook+reviews" class="Z3988"></span> </p><p><br/> </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; border: 1px darkslategray solid;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #F5F5F5;"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; font-size: 120%; font-family: Times New Roman;"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Recent_external_reviews" data-mw-thread-id="h-Recent_external_reviews"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Recent_external_reviews"></span><b style="color: darkslategray;"><i>Recent external reviews</i></b><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Recent_external_reviews"></span></h4></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br/> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">Boyd, Andrew (2024). <i>Arms for Russia and the Naval War in the Arctic 1941-1945</i>. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781399038867" title="Special:BookSources/9781399038867"><bdi>9781399038867</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Arms+for+Russia+and+the+Naval+War+in+the+Arctic+1941-1945&rft.place=Barnsley&rft.pub=Seaforth+Publishing&rft.date=2024&rft.isbn=9781399038867&rft.aulast=Boyd&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikipedia%3AWikiProject+Military+history%2FNews%2FNovember+2024%2FBook+reviews" class="Z3988"></span> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1">Hobbs, David (31 October 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://navalinstitute.com.au/arms-for-russia-and-the-naval-war-in-the-arctic-1941-1945/">"Arms for Russia and the Naval War in the Arctic 1941-1945"</a>. <i>Australian Naval Institute</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Australian+Naval+Institute&rft.atitle=Arms+for+Russia+and+the+Naval+War+in+the+Arctic+1941-1945&rft.date=2024-10-31&rft.aulast=Hobbs&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnavalinstitute.com.au%2Farms-for-russia-and-the-naval-war-in-the-arctic-1941-1945%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikipedia%3AWikiProject+Military+history%2FNews%2FNovember+2024%2FBook+reviews" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <p><br/> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">De Gaulle, Charles (2024). <i>The War Memoirs of Charles de Gaulle</i>. New York: Simon & Shuster. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781668061206" title="Special:BookSources/9781668061206"><bdi>9781668061206</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+War+Memoirs+of+Charles+de+Gaulle&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Simon+%26+Shuster&rft.date=2024&rft.isbn=9781668061206&rft.aulast=De+Gaulle&rft.aufirst=Charles&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikipedia%3AWikiProject+Military+history%2FNews%2FNovember+2024%2FBook+reviews" class="Z3988"></span> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1">Sempa, Francis P. 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