Eisenhower's Lieutenants: The Campaigns of France and Germany, 1944-45 by Russel

Description: Eisenhower's Lieutenants by Russell F. Weigley " ... the best account we have of the World War II campaigns from Normandy to the Elbe." -American Historical Review" FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Their kettle-shaped helmets lent a medieval aspect to the horse soldiers clattering out of the twilight. The year was 1940, the occasion a preparedness parade, the helmets actually those of the 1917-1918 style. Yet to a small boy catching his first glimpse of Americas army as well as the metallic headgear seemed to represent old wars rather than new, a military past yet more remote than the Mexican border skirmishes for which the troopers in fact were outfitted.Thus begins this brilliant study of the American-led campaign for Europe in World War II. It is an analysis of command at both the strategic and the tactical level. All the complex ingredients of nations at warthe burdens of history, the impact of technology, the roles of personalities, the confusions of the battlefieldare presented in a powerful narrative which is as pleasurable to read as it is deeply founded in scholarship.The portraits of Field Marshal Montgomery and of Ikes lieutenantsOmar N. Bradley, Jacob L. Devers, Courtney H. Hodges, George S. Patton, Jr., Alexander M. Patch, William H. Simpson, Leonard T. Gerow, J. Lawton Collins, and Matthew B. Ridgway, among othersare the first detailed treatments that many of these leaders have received. Every major strategic and tactical decision in every battle of the American offensive is covered in detail with maps and careful descriptions of key terrain features, including many personal insights drawn from diaries kept at the American army group and army headquarters.This is a major and grippingly told reassessment of the leadership and the fighting capabilities of the Allied forces in climactic battles of World War II. Notes " ... the best account we have of the World War II campaigns from Normandy to the Elbe." -American Historical Review" Back Cover At the same time that the American army was preparing itself for this crucial test in European warfare, during the months of World War II preceding the 6th of June 1944, one of Americas leading military historians was engaged in writing a history similar to the present work, but concerned with an American army of the nineteenth century. Author Biography Russell F. Weigley is Professor of History at Temple University. Table of Contents PrefacePart One: The Armies1. The American Army2. Weapons and Divisions3. The View of the Far Shore4. By Air and by SeaPart Two: Normandy5. The Beach6. Cherbourg and Caumont7. The Bocage8. Cobra9. The Crossroads South of AvranchesPart Three: France10. The Short Envelopment11. The Riviera the the Rhone12. The Seine13. The Meuse14. The Twin Tyrants: Logistics...15. ..and TimePart Four: The Disputed Middle Ground16. Holland17. Attack in the Ardennes (I)18. Lorraine (I)19. The Reich Frontiers20. Autumn Interlude21. Lorraine (II)22. Alsace23. Huertgen Forest and Roer Plain24. On the Eve of a Breakthrough25. The Breakthrough26. The Doctrinal Response27. The Precarious Balance28. The Battles of Christmastide29. Attack in the Ardennes (II)30. "Inadequate MeansPart Five: Germany31. The Eifel32. Two Tumors Excised: Colmar and the Roer Dams33. To the Rhine34. The Crossing of the Rhine35. Eastward from the Rhine36. The Legions on the Rhine37. The Ruhr38. Berlin39. The National Redoubt40. The Elbe, the Moldau, and the Brenner PassEpilogueNotes and SourcesIndex Review . . . by the dean of American military historians . . . * Washington Post Bookworld *An outstanding and highly recommended work. * Journal of American History *Precisely informative and broadly rewarding. * Kirkus Reviews *The best account we have of the World War II campaigns from Normandy to the Elbe. * American Historical Review *The publication of Eisenhowers Lieutenants is an event of significance in American military writing. . . . admirable . . . clearly the product of exhaustive, painstaking research. * The New York Times Book Review * Promotional " ... the best account we have of the World War II campaigns from Normandy to the Elbe." -American Historical Review" Kirkus US Review The fullest account yet of the climactic campaign in northwestern Europe, from the planning of D-Day through the German surrender, with an interesting focus on the personalities involved in shaping the Allied forces, plans, and operations. And Weigley, an established military historian (History of the United States Army, The American Way of War), offers not tattle - per David Irvings current The War Between the Generals - but insights and analysis. Thus, we see Eisenhowers unusual inclination to guide rather than to order as an approach calculated to gain maximum effort from his subordinates; Pattons flamboyance, in turn, is seen as both concealing a mistrust of the capabilities of American infantry (which, he said, needed all the artillery "it can get") and as expressing a desire to "fill the unforgiving moment" with productive activity. Weigley, moreover, is frequently critical. American manpower mismanagement - e.g., putting the most fit, physically and mentally, into the non-combatant technical services - is a particular target. He also scores: the reluctance of the win-alone Air Force to become involved in close support (despite the enthusiasm of individual airmen like Quesada); Eisenhowers tendency to dispersal, rather than concentration, of forces; and the inefficient, miscalculated American replacement training program. Other, salient topics accorded close scrutiny are the evolution of the American army during the war and its logistical problems - while the discussion of the principal engagements focuses not merely on the central drama but also on the supporting actions which made them possible. Though lengthy, the book is not forbidding: anyone with a strong interest, with or without background knowledge, will find it precisely informative and broadly rewarding. Its also, surprisingly, the only volume history that carries the story from D-Day to the end. (Kirkus Reviews) Review Quote " The publication of Eisenhowers Lieutenants is an event of significance in American military writing. . . . admirable . . . clearly the product of exhaustive, painstaking research. " Details ISBN0253206081 Short Title EISENHOWERS LIEUTENANTS Publisher Indiana University Press Language English ISBN-10 0253206081 ISBN-13 9780253206084 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 940.54 Imprint Indiana University Press Subtitle The Campaigns of France and Germany, 1944-45 Place of Publication Bloomington, IN Country of Publication United States Pages 832 Edition New edition DOI 10.1604/9780253206084 UK Release Date 1981-06-22 AU Release Date 1981-06-22 NZ Release Date 1981-06-22 US Release Date 1981-06-22 Author Russell F. Weigley Year 1981 Publication Date 1981-06-22 Alternative 9780253133335 Illustrations 1 map, 51 duotones Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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