Corps commanders of the Bulge : six American generals and victory in the Ardennes / Harold R. Winton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winton, Harold R., 1942- author.

Series:

Modern War Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.

Command of troops.

Generals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (530 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

A major new approach to Hitler's much-studied famous last-gasp counteroffensive in late December 1944 that illuminates American command leadership at the "corps" level. Focuses on the performance of six generals in the war's most famous battle to give a new perspective of the crucial--but often neglected--level between "division" and "army.".

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 and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780700628940

0700628940

OCLC:

1344512890