Corps commanders of the Bulge : six American generals and victory in the Ardennes / Harold R. Winton ; foreword by Dennis Showalter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winton, Harold R., 1942-

Series:

Modern war studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.

Generals--United States--History--20th century.

Generals.

Leadership--United States--History--20th century.

Leadership.

Command of troops--History--20th century.

Command of troops.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 504 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction

Prologue. Toward an American philosophy of command ; The making of six corps commanders ; The coming of the Bulge

Phase I: German initiative in action. The Germans attack, the Allies react ; V Corps halts the German Schwerpunkt ; VIII Corps slows the flood ; XVIII (Airborne) Corps stands in the breach ; III, XII, and VII Corps prepare for battle

Phase II: initiative in flux. The struggle for initiative: tension in the Allied camp ; III, VIII, and XII Corps fight for initiative in the south ; XVIII (Airborne), VII, and V Corps fight for initiative in the north

Phase III: American initiative in action. Closing the Bulge: more tension in the Allied camp ; VII, XVIII (Airborne), and V Corps close the Bulge from the north ; VIII, III, and XII Corps close the Bulge from the south

Epilogue. Conclusions and epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-474) and index.

ISBN:

0700615083

9780700615087

OCLC:

71244003