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Autore |
Sylvan William C |
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Titolo |
Normandy to victory [[electronic resource] ] : the war diary of General Courtney H. Hodges and the First U.S. Army / / William C. Sylvan and Francis G. Smith, Jr. ; edited by John T. Greenwood |
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Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-3866-3 |
0-8131-3503-6 |
1-283-23240-5 |
9786613232403 |
0-8131-2642-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (613 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SmithFrancis G., Jr. |
HodgesCourtney H. <1887-1966.> |
GreenwoodJohn T |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France - Normandy |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"An AUSA book"--Ser. t.p. |
Reproduces in edited form the First Army's daily war diary, maintained for Hodges by his aides. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-530) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; A Biographical Sketch: Courtney Hicks Hodges; 1. The Invasion of France and the Lodgment in Normandy, 2 June-24 July 1944; 2. Operation Cobra and the Breakthrough at St. Lo, 25-31 July 1944; 3. Exploitation of the St. Lo Breakthrough, 1 August-12 September 1944; 4. The Battle of Germany, 13 September-15 December 1944; 5. The German Counteroffensive and the Drive to the Roer River, 16 December 1944-22 February 1945; Photo insert; 6. Crossing the Roer River, 23-28 February 1945; 7. Crossing the Rhine River, 1-24 March 1945 |
8. Exploutation of the Remagen Bridgehead, 25 March-18 April 19459. Final Operations, 19 April-7 May 1945; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The war diary of General Courtney Hicks Hodges begins on June 2, 1944, as Hodges and the U.S. First Army prepare for Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of France. Hodges' aides, Major William C. Sylvan and Captain Francis G. Smith Jr., recorded daily entries, which Hodges reviewed and approved. The diary chronicles Hodges's ascent to Commanding General in August 1944, as well as his viewpoints on strategy and the enemy, and follows Hodges and the First Army through savage European combat until the German surrender in May 1945. Edited and extensively annotated by John T. Greenwood, Norm |
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