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Normandy to victory : the war diary of General Courtney H. Hodges and the First U.S. Army / William C. Sylvan and Francis G. Smith, Jr. ; edited by John T. Greenwood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sylvan, William C.
- Series:
- American warriors (Lexington, Ky.)
- American warriors
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hodges, Courtney H., 1887-1966.
- Hodges, Courtney H.
- United States. Army. Army, 1st.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (613 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The war diary of General Courtney Hicks Hodges begins on June 2, 1944, as Hodges and the U.S. First Army prepare for Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of France. Hodges' aides, Major William C. Sylvan and Captain Francis G. Smith Jr., recorded daily entries, which Hodges reviewed and approved. The diary chronicles Hodges's ascent to Commanding General in August 1944, as well as his viewpoints on strategy and the enemy, and follows Hodges and the First Army through savage European combat until the German surrender in May 1945. Edited and extensively annotated by John T. Greenwood, Norm
- Contents:
- Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; A Biographical Sketch: Courtney Hicks Hodges; 1. The Invasion of France and the Lodgment in Normandy, 2 June-24 July 1944; 2. Operation Cobra and the Breakthrough at St. Lo, 25-31 July 1944; 3. Exploitation of the St. Lo Breakthrough, 1 August-12 September 1944; 4. The Battle of Germany, 13 September-15 December 1944; 5. The German Counteroffensive and the Drive to the Roer River, 16 December 1944-22 February 1945; Photo insert; 6. Crossing the Roer River, 23-28 February 1945; 7. Crossing the Rhine River, 1-24 March 1945
- 8. Exploutation of the Remagen Bridgehead, 25 March-18 April 19459. Final Operations, 19 April-7 May 1945; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- "An AUSA book"--Ser. t.p.
- Reproduces in edited form the First Army's daily war diary, maintained for Hodges by his aides.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-530) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786613232403
- 9780813138664
- 0813138663
- 9780813135038
- 0813135036
- 9781283232401
- 1283232405
- 9780813126425
- 0813126428
- OCLC:
- 753968380
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