Author: Allied Forces. Supreme HeadquartersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Report on Allied Air Operations, 1st October 1944 to 9th May 1945
Author: Allied Forces. Supreme HeadquartersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Air Force Combat Units of World War II
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428915850
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
D-Day Invasion
Author: iMindsPublisher: iMinds Pty Ltd
ISBN: 1921746939
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
The story behind D-Day begins in 1939 when Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, attacked Poland and ignited World War Two. The following year, the Germans occupied France and Western Europe and launched a vicious air war against Britain. In 1941, they invaded the Soviet Union. Seemingly unstoppable, the Nazis now held virtually all of Europe. They imposed a ruthless system of control and unleashed the horror of the Holocaust. However, by 1943, the tide had begun to turn in favor of the Allies, the forces opposed to Germany. In the east, despite huge losses, the Soviets began to force the Germans back.
After Action Report, 1 August 1944-9 May 1945, Volume II
Author: United States. Army. Army, 3rdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Contains staff section reports of the U.S. 3rd Army on the Western Front during World War II.
The Army Air Forces in World War II: Europe, argument to V-E Day, January 1944 to May 1945
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic government information
Languages : en
Pages : 1036
Book Description
Report by the Supreme Commander to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the Operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945
Author: Dwight D. EisenhowerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780898757965
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The Army Air Forces in World War II: Men and planes
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic government information
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
A Command Post at War
Author: David Hogan, Jr.Publisher:
ISBN: 9781410225375
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
World War II remains the defining experience for the U.S. Army in the twentieth century. It has had a lasting impact on the nation and its place in the world and on the Army and the way it organizes and fights. Although historians have written numerous volumes concerning this global conflict, some gap in the literature remain. In particular, the subject of an American field army headquarters and its organization and role have attracted little attention. Studies on the personalities and styles of individual commanders exist, but the command posts themselves-the ways in they were structures and operated and the functions they performed-have not been much explored. With A Command Post at War: First Army Headquarters in Europe, 1943-1945, the Center of Military History attempts to redress this shortcoming. This study addresses the First Army headquarters in the European theater from its activation in October 1943 to V-E Day in May 1945. Under Generals Omar N. Bradley and Courtney H. Hodges, the First Army headquarters oversaw the American landings on D-Day, the breakout from the Normandy beachhead, the battle of H]rtgen Forest along the German frontier, the defense of the northern shoulder during the Battle of the Bulge, and the crossing of the Rhine River at Remagen prior to the final American drive into central Germany. In examining the First Army headquarters' role, this volume shows the army headquarters of World War II as a complicated organization with functions ranging from the immediate supervision of tactical operations to long-range operational planning and the sustained support of frontline units. The commander and staff faced the problem of coordination with Allied counterpartsas well as with headquarters and units from other services. Inadequate information and the limitations of technology added to their challenges. The human dimension was always important, and at times critical, in affecting the work of the headquarters under the stresses of a difficult campaign against an obstinate and resourceful foe. Although times have changed and the modern Army focuses more on regional conflicts and contingencies than on global warfare, we can still learn much from the experience of the First Army headquarters. The Gulf War reemphasized the role of an army headquarters in a theater of operations as a pertinent issue for today's military professional. By examining the experience of soldiers in past conflicts we gain the deeper perspectives and understandings necessary to meet the challenges facing the Army today and in the future. Washington, D.C.JOHN S. BROWN 21 June 2000Brigadier General, USA Chief of Military History
Special Bibliographic Series
Author: US Army Military History Research CollectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Special Bibliography
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description