Eisenhower's Lieutenants: The Campaign of France and Germany, 1944–1945

Name: Eisenhower's Lieutenants: The Campaign of France and Germany, 1944–1945
Author: Russell F. Weigley

Russell F. Weigley

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Eisenhower's Lieutenants: The Campaign of France and Germany, 1944–1945

Russell F. Weigley

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This study of the American-led campaign in Europe in World War II analyzes command decisions at both the strategic and tactical levels. All the complex ingredients of armies at war — the burdens of history, the impact of technology, the roles of personalities, the confusions of the battlefield — are presented based on extensive scholarship. Field Marshal Montgomery and Ike's lieutenants, Generals Omar 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, and others appear in the book. All major strategic and tactical decisions in the battles of the American offensive against Nazi Germany are covered, with descriptions of key terrain features and many personal insights drawn from various diaries. The book provides an assessment of the leadership and fighting capabilities of the Allied forces in the key European battles of World War II.

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