The Siegfried Line Campaign parallels the effort in Lorraine; following the U.S. First and Ninth Armies during the fall of 1944; through similar costly fighting. The narrative takes the reader from the first crossings of the German border on September 11; 1944; to the enemy's counteroffensive; which ended the campaign abruptly inside Germany along the Roer River on December 16. Highlighted are the piercing of the West Wall; the reduction of Aachen; the bitter fighting in the Huertgen Forest; and the operation of the First Allied Airborne Army in Operation Markey-Garden in the Netherlands . American participation in opening Antwerp and clearing the Peel Marshes is also included. The Siegfried Line Campaign is primarily a history of tactical operations in northwestern Europe from early September to mid-December 1944. In addition to the detailed coverage of the campaigns of the U.S. First and Ninth Armies and the First Allied Airborne Army; it sketches the concurrent operations of the Second British and First Canadian Armies. Organized into chapters at the corps level; the story is told primarily at division level with numerous descents to regiment and battalion and even at times to lover units. Logistics and high-level planning (for example; the controversy over single-thrust versus broad-front strategy) are treated where they affected the campaign. Staff operations at army or corps level are discussed when relevant to the development of tactical plans and operations.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A unique and relevant analysis of Western cultureBy GeerlofWestern bookstores have an almost infinite choice of books on Western history and on religion and spirituality. Loy’s book A Buddhist History of the West is one of the rare books dealing with both; in applying a Buddhist lens on the history of the West. In the introduction of the book the author introduces his Buddhist perspective. As a Buddhist he claims the most important point of religion is not its prescription how to qualify for a blissful afterlife; but its emphasis on personal transformation to minimize the ‘dukkha’ (Buddhist concept of suffering; frustration; unhappiness in the broadest sense) in our lives by deconstructing and reconstructing the delusive sense of self; the ultimate source of ‘dukkha’. It’s the letting go of ourselves into no-thing-ness that will transform us from a sense-of-lack into a serenity that is imperturbable; because there is nothing to be perturbed.But the Western World is dominated by the concept of the ego-self. In Loy’s view it’s an ‘empty’ sense-of-self that is experienced but not addressed as a sense of lack in Western culture. In reaction the sense-of-self becomes preoccupied with trying to make it’s ego-self; self-existing. Loy describes how the history of the West brought the ego-self to the forefront in its attempt to resolve lack. The book describes the Papal Reformation as a starting point that led to a bifurcation into the sacred and the secular sphere in our world. The author explains how the Renaissance induced the pursuit for individualistic salvations of lack. The pursuit of fame and money and romantic love are the three ultimate symbols of this salvation in the Western world. All are secular responses but paradoxically religious in that they are motivated by the spiritual desire to ground oneself and become real. Further on in the book Loy addressed the institutional efforts of the collective ego to self-manifestation; conjuring in what he calls the Religion of the Market. From a lack perspective the economic system of the West has institutionalized greed. Its militarism institutionalized ill will and its corporate media institutionalized delusion.Loy’s analysis of our Western history from a Buddhist perspective is flawless and delivers a new framework for interpreting the behavior of the westerner on an individual and institutional level. The close reader familiar with Western culture will conclude Western culture and society is facing some major crisis. Loy remains in his book implicit on this point as to possible solutions. He advocates the individual path of the Buddha. But he does not answer the dilemma how self-transformation could ignite social change.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A great book about "great books" and the tradition of western thoughtsBy John D. SmithA very thought-provoking and meticulous book with many; many insights that seem obvious after reading. It crystalizes a lot of gut feelings into much more coherent views. Thanks; David R. Loy!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. European history with religion emphasisBy Leo CoaleOne of the most scholarly books I have seen on economics; philosophy; and history - and am well read on such.Not really a Buddhist history per se.
