United States Army in WWII - Europe - Breakout and Pursuit
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[Includes 33 maps and 97 illustrations]. The campaign in the summer of 1944 related in this volume included some of the most spectacular ground action of the U.S. Army during World War II. It began with the slow and costly hedgerow fighting against determined German efforts to contain the Normandy beachhead; it entered its decisive stage when the breach of German defenses permitted full exploitation of the power and mobility of U.S. Army ground troops; and it reached the peak of brilliance with successive envelopments of principal German forces and the pursuit of their remnants north and east to free most of France, part of Belgium, and portions of the Netherlands. By late Aug. the war in the west appeared to be almost over, but the tyranny of logistics gave the enemy time to rally at the fortified West Wall and delay surrender for another eight months. Covering the period 1 July to 11 Sep. 1944, Breakout and Pursuit takes up the story of the European campaign at the time when the Allies considered their cross-Channel beachhead well established on the Continent. How the Allies exploited the initial success of their landings and drove from the shores of Normandy to the German border is the subject of the volume. The events of the period comprise a rich variety of military experience. Virtually every sort of major operation involving co-ordinated action of the combined arms is found: the grueling positional warfare of the battle of the hedgerows, the breakthrough of the main enemy position, exploitation, encirclement, and pursuit, as well as a number of actions falling under the general heading of special operations--an assault river crossing, the siege of a fortress, and night combat, among others. In their variety and complexity, these operations frequently bring into sharp focus the delicate problems of coalition warfare.
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Blumenson, M. (2014). United States Army in WWII - Europe - Breakout and Pursuit. [United States], Lucknow Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Blumenson, Martin. 2014. United States Army in WWII - Europe - Breakout and Pursuit. [United States], Lucknow Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Blumenson, Martin, United States Army in WWII - Europe - Breakout and Pursuit. [United States], Lucknow Books, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Blumenson, Martin. United States Army in WWII - Europe - Breakout and Pursuit. [United States], Lucknow Books, 2014.
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