Nothing less than full victory : Americans at war in Europe, 1944-1945 / Edward G. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Edward G., 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.

World War, 1939-1945.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the onset of World War II, the U.S. Army was a third-rate ground force of 145,000 with some generals who still believed in the relevance of horse cavalry. Its soldiers were untrained, its doctrine out of date, and its weapons hopelessly obsolete. Four years later, the U.S. Army was engaged in a global war with a force of more than 8 million men armed with modern weapons and equipment. Nothing Less than Full Victory is the story of how American ground troops in Europe managed to defeat one of the most proficient armies in history. The author, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, dr

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright; Dedication ; Epigraph ; Table of Contents; List of Maps ; Preface; Introduction: Night Patrol ; 1. Beginnings; 2. From Factory to Foxhole, 1940-1942; 3. Indoctrination, 1942-1943; 4. The Enemy ; 5. Neptune June-July 1944; 6. To the Reich, July-August 1944; 7. At the Westwall, September-October 1944; 8. Bloody Autumn, October-November 1944; 9. No Way Out, November 1944; 10. Holiday Season, November-December 1944; 11. Lorraine, October-December 1944; 12. Winter Interlude, 1944-1945; 13. The Roer Dams, January-February 1945; 14. Across the Saar River, January-February 1945

15. ""LIke a Bolt from the Blue,"" March-April 194516. Genesis to Greatnesss, Spring 1945; Appendix A: Table of Comparative Officer Ranks ; Appendix B: The U.S. Armor Problem ; Appendix C: Battle and Non-Battle Casualties, June 1944-May 1945; Notes; Glossary ; Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-332) and index.

ISBN:

1-61251-435-9

OCLC:

854974519