| Description |
1 online resource (285 pages) |
| Series |
The art of war |
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Art of war.
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| Contents |
Book Title -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Prologue: The Beaten Path -- Notes -- Part 1: The Universe of Battle: Summer 1944 -- ch 1-The Darkening Sky -- Notes -- ch 2-Living in Hell -- A Strategy for Victory -- Operations-The Key to the Campaign -- The Tactical Dilemma -- Bradley's Dilemma -- Notes -- ch 3-A Measure of Power -- Organizing for Combat -- Preparing for the Fight -- The Difference in Combat Power -- Protecting the Force -- Sustaining the Force -- Bradley's Promise -- Notes -- ch 4-The Essence of Decisions -- The Planner -- The Mission -- The Adversary |
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The Battlefield -- The Force -- The Options -- The Decision -- Bradley's Choice -- Notes -- Part 2: The Day of Infantry: 25 July 1944 -- ch 5-The Firepower War -- Preparing for the Firepower War -- The Bombing -- The Bombers Again! -- The 9th Infantry Division's Disaster -- The 4th Infantry Division Under Fire -- Calamity in the 30th Infantry Division -- The Burden of a Firepower War -- Notes -- ch 6-Taking the High Ground -- A Plan to Take the High Ground -- The 119th Infantry Regiment Leads the Assault -- The 120th Infantry Regiment Attacks -- Anxious Moments at Higher Headquarters |
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The 120th Infantry Regiment-Attack Before Dark! -- The 119th Infantry Regiment Prevails -- The 120th Infantry Regiment Digs In -- The 119th Infantry Regiment Attacks into the Night -- What It Takes to Take the High Ground -- Notes -- ch 7-Beyond the Field of White Crosses -- Preparing to Take the Center -- 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, Spearheads the Attack -- 3d Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, Joins the Attack -- 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, Finds the Front -- 3d Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, and Death in the Orchard -- 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, Pushes Through |
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An Unexpected Turn for the 8th Infantry Regiment -- Leaving the White Crosses Behind -- Notes -- ch 8-One Tired Division -- The Plan to Take Marigny -- Uncertain Start for the 47th Infantry Regiment -- The 60th Infantry Regiment on the Move -- An Unexpected Opportunity -- Measuring What Can Be Done by One Tired Division -- The End of the Day-The State of the Battle -- Notes -- Part 3: A Clash of Armor: 26 to 30 July 1944 -- ch 9-A Scheme of Maneuver -- Rethinking the Route to Marigny -- The 18th Infantry Regiment on the Road to Marigny -- CCB's Dash to Nowhere -- The Enemy Reacts |
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CCB Struggles Forward -- The End of the Day -- Preparing for Dawn -- The 16th Infantry Regiment Tries to Join the Fight -- The 4th Cavalry Squadron on the Flank -- The Road "Away" from Marigny-CCB Heads West -- The 18th Infantry Regiment at Marigny -- The 16th Infantry Regiment at Maringy -- What Went Wrong with the Scheme of Maneuver -- The Germans' Dilemma -- Notes -- ch 10-A Tank Show, at Tank Speed -- The 3d Armored Division's Plans-A Drive to Destiny -- CCA to Montpinchon and Points West -- Task Force Z for Coutances -- Task Forces X and Y Move onMontpinch on and Cerisy-la-Salle |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Operation Cobra, 1944.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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| SUBJECT |
Normandy (France) -- History, Military
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| Subject |
France -- Normandy
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| Genre/Form |
Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781461750635 |
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1461750636 |
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9781626372856 |
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1626372853 |
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