The Americans at Normandy : the summer of 1944 -- the American war from the Normandy beaches to Falaise / John C. McManus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McManus, John C., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy.

United States. Army--History--World War, 1939-1945.

United States.

United States. Army.

History.

World War, 1939-1945--United States.

Physical Description:

496 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Forge, 2004.

Summary:

In The Americans at D-Day, the first volume of this series, John C. McManus showed us the American experience in Operation Overlord. Now, in this succeeding volume, he does the same for the Battle of Normandy as a whole. Never before has the American involvement in Normandy been examined so thoroughly or exclusively as in The Americans at Normandy. For D-Day was only one part of the battle, and victory came from weeks of sustained effort and sacrifices made by Allied soldiers. Presented here is the American experience during that summer of 1944, from the aftermath of D-Day to the slaughter of the Falaise Gap, from the courageous, farned figures of Bradley, Patton, and Lightning Joe Collins to the lesser-known privates who toiled in torturous conditions for their country. What was this battle really like for these men? What drove them to fight against all sense and despite all obstacles? How and why did they triumph?

Reminicent of Cornelius Ryan's The Longest Day, The Americans at Normandy takes readers into the minds of the best American strategists, into the hearts of the infantry, into hell on earth. Engrossing, lightning-quick, and filled with real human sorrow and elation, The Americans at Normandy honors those Americans who lost their lives in foreign fields and those who survived. Here is their story, finally told with the depth, pathos, and historical perspective it deserves.

Contents:

Part I June

1 Inland from Omaha: The Week After D-Day 17

2 Inland from Utah: The Week After D-Day 59

3 Carentan 100

4 Stalled Before St-Lo 124

5 The Struggle for Cherbourg 136

Part II July

6 The Hedgerow Maze 175

7 La Haye-du-Puits 189

8 Prelude to St-Lo 220

9 Agony and Bloodshed: St-Lo 235

10 Cobra 272

11 Breakthrough 298

Part III August

12 Breakout and Chase 333

13 Mortain 363

14 The End at Normandy 409.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [471]-479) and indexes.

ISBN:

0765311992

OCLC:

55510683