Physical Description
96 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Contents
Preface: Summary of operations in Northwest Europe
Planning and preparation: The COSSAC Plan
Development of Plan OVERLORD
Logistical problems
German miscalculations
Preparatory operations
Enemy capabilities. The assault
Establishment of the lodgment area
The breakthrough
The battle of the Falaise-Argentan Pocket
The advance to the Seine
The build-up and the Allied Navies
The advance from the Seine to the German border
Consolidation on the frontier
The Ardennes counteroffensive
Plans for the 1945 campaign
Operations to reach the Rhine
Crossing the Rhine
The envelopment of the Ruhr and the junction with the Russians
The final phase
The surrender.
Other Authors/Editors
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
Notes
Cover title.
Signed: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force.
"13 July 1945"--P. 96.
"For use in the Troop Information Program."
Preface: Summary of operations in Northwest Europe -- Planning and preparation: The COSSAC Plan -- Development of Plan OVERLORD -- Logistical problems -- German miscalculations -- Preparatory operations -- Enemy capabilities. The assault -- Establishment of the lodgment area -- The breakthrough -- The battle of the Falaise-Argentan Pocket -- The advance to the Seine -- The build-up and the Allied Navies -- The advance from the Seine to the German border -- Consolidation on the frontier -- The Ardennes counteroffensive -- Plans for the 1945 campaign -- Operations to reach the Rhine -- Crossing the Rhine -- The envelopment of the Ruhr and the junction with the Russians -- The final phase -- The surrender.
