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    Division Leclerc: The Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division, 1940–1946
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    Division Leclerc: The Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division, 1940–1946
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    Division Leclerc: The Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division, 1940–1946
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    Division Leclerc: The Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division, 1940–1946

    By Merlin Robinson, Thomas Seignon and Raffaele Ruggeri

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    'General Leclerc' was the nom de guerre adopted by the Gaullist officer Philippe de Hautcloque, to protect his family in occupied France. He became France's foremost fighting commander, and his armored division (the '2e DB') its most famous formation. Starting as a small scratch force of mostly African troops organised and led by Leclerc in French Equatorial Africa, it achieved early success raiding Italian and German positions in co-operation with Britain's Long Range Desert Group. Following the Allied victory in North Africa it was expanded and reorganised as a US Army-style armoured division, with American tanks and other armoured vehicles. Shipped to the UK, in spring 1944, it was assigned to Patton's US Third Army, landing in time for the Normandy breakout and being given the honour of liberating Paris in August 1944. Combining a thorough analysis of their combat and organisation with detailed colour plates of their uniforms and equipment, this is the fascinating story of Free France's most effective fighting force.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateDec 27, 2018
    ISBN9781472830081
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    Division Leclerc: The Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division, 1940–1946
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    Merlin Robinson

    M.P. ROBINSON is a Canadian author who lives with his wife and 5 children near Toronto, Canada. He has a BA (Hons) History from York University, and has authored or co-authored 15 books and numerous articles on armoured vehicles and armoured warfare. His historical interest in politics and warfare spans from ancient times right up to the present day.

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    • 4/5
      This particular number in this Osprey series is rather different, in that it's as much a military life of Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, as it is a history of the unit he created and led. Apart from organizational details and combat history, you will also get a good examination of the the organizational politics of the unit, and the stresses of combining those men who stayed loyal to Petain and those who took up the Cross of Lorraine. Frankly, one might like to see Osprey publish more histories of divisional-sized units in this format.
    • 5/5
      This was an engaging read, largely because the author kept a very tight focus on the division, giving only enough of the background necessary to put things in context. One hears a lot about this unit, but usually references to it are limited. A solid effort, and well worth picking up.