Battle for Western Europe, Fall 1944 An Operational Assessment

Name: Battle for Western Europe, Fall 1944 An Operational Assessment
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ISBN: 9780253354358

ISBN-10: 0253354358

ISBN-13: 9780253354358

Edition: 2010

Authors: John A. Adams

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In this engaging and meticulously researched volume, John A. Adams reexamines the decisions made by Dwight D. Eisenhower and his staff in the crucial months leading up to the Battle of the Bulge. In late August 1944, Allied tanks chased the remnants of the German army from France, and defeat of the Wehrmacht seemed assured. On December 16, however, German tanks tore into the Americans in the Ardennes and made for the Meuse. Conventional wisdom says that Eisenhower's "Broad Front" strategy had caused his armies to stall in early September, thus giving the Germans the breather they needed. Ike's subsequent failure to concentrate his forces in the battles of October and November brought about…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 4/9/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 392
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



List of Maps


Preface


List of Abbreviations and Acronyms



Culmination



Logistics



SHAEF's Plan



It wasn't Arnhem versus Antwerp



Concentrate, General Bradley



Patton's Lorraine Campaign



November Rerun



Opportunity in the South


Conclusion: Unity of Command


Notes


Bibliography


Index