The GI offensive in Europe : the triumph of American infantry divisions, 1941-1945 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mansoor, Peter R., 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c1999.
Series:Modern war studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The mobilization of the Army of the United States
  • Citizens to soldiers: precombat training
  • First battles: North Africa and Sicily
  • The long road to Germany: the Italian campaign, 1943-1944
  • Normandy: graduate school in the hedgerows
  • Breakout and pursuit: maneuver versus firepower
  • Sustaining the force: the Siegfried line, Lorraine, and Vosges campaigns
  • The battle of the bulge
  • The American blitzkrieg
  • The combat effectiveness of infantry divisions in the Army of the United States
  • Glossary.