The European campaign : its origins and conduct /

Given the significance of World War II and the interest in the European Campaign, the authors offer a fresh look at the operations involved in winning the war in Europe. The authors begin with an examination of prewar planning for various contingencies, then move to the origins of "Germany firs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Newland, Samuel J.
Corporate Author:	Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Other Authors:	Chun, Clayton K. S.
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2011]
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Europe. World War, 1939-1945 > United States. Military planning > United States. Military planning > Germany. Military planning > Case studies. Decision making > Case studies. Combined operations (Military science) > Case studies. Operational art (Military science) > Case studies. World War (1939-1945) Combined operations (Military science) Decision making. Military campaigns. Military planning. Operational art (Military science) Europe. Germany. United States. Militärische Planung. Weltkrieg (1939-1945) Europa. 1939-1945 Case studies.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Chapter 1. The European campaign : origins
Chapter 2. Was Europe first?
Chapter 3. 1943 : Frustrations and successes
Chapter 4. D-Day : Planning and execution
Chapter 5. Toward the German border : Operations COBRA, the Falaise Pocket, and Operation ANVIL
Chapter 6. Operation MARKET GARDEN
Chapter 7. The Hürtgen Campaign
Chapter 8. The Ardennes Offensive
Chapter 9. The Ruhr or Berlin
Chapter 10. Conclusions and observations
Appendix I. Developing strategy : a look at the other side
Appendix II. To Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force.