COSSAC : Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick Morgan and the genesis of Operation Overlord / Stephen C. Kepher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kepher, Stephen C., author.

Series:

Studies in naval history and sea power

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morgan, Frederick, 1894-1967.

Morgan, Frederick.

Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Office of the Chief of Staff.

Operation Overlord.

Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Office of the Chief of Staff--History.

Allied Forces.

Combined Chiefs of Staff (U.S. and Great Britain)--History.

Combined Chiefs of Staff (U.S. and Great Britain).

History.

Generals--Great Britain--Biography.

Generals.

Military planning.

Great Britain.

Military planning--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Military planning--United States--History--20th century.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 300 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2020]

Summary:

"When Frederick Morgan was appointed COSSAC (Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander), in the spring of 1943, there was no approved plan for a cross-Channel attack and no commander. There was not even agreement about when the re-entry into the Continent would occur. The western Allies were in the midst of a great debate about the strategy or strategies to defeat Nazi Germany. COSSAC's primary task was to create a plan that would be approved by the inter-allied Combined Chiefs of Staff. COSSAC presents a new interpretation of Morgan's vital contributions to the development of the OVERLORD plan by exploring his leadership, his unorthodox approach to problem-solving, and his willingness to disregard or modify orders he thought wrong"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. "A Common Bond Of Danger"

2. "No Substantial Landing In France Unless We Are Going To Stay"

3. "For What Are We To Plan?"

4. To Plan The Reconquest Of Europe

5. The Indian Army And Chasing Pancho Villa

6. "For The First Time I Really Believe In This Operation"

7. The Primary U.S.-British Ground And Air Effort In Europe

8. "A Passing Phase"

9. The Far Shore

10. "Your Army, Your General Marshall And Your Ambassador Biddle"

11. "The Supreme Operations For 1944"

12. "Monty Didn't Bring Anything New".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kepher, Stephen C., COSSAC

ISBN:

9781682475089

1682475085

OCLC:

1111641388