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Normandy to Victory

Author : William C. Sylvan
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813126428
Total Pages : 613 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Normandy to Victory written by William C. Sylvan and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2008-09-26 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, U.S. Army generals often maintained diaries of their activities and the day-to-day operations of their command. These diaries have proven to be invaluable historical resources for World War II scholars and enthusiasts alike. Until now, one of the most historically significant of these diaries, the one kept for General Courtney H. Hodges of the First U.S. Army, has not been widely available to the public. Maintained by two of Hodges's aides, Major William C. Sylvan and Captain Francis G. Smith Jr., this unique military journal offers a vivid, firsthand account detailing the actions, decisions, and daily activities of General Hodges and the First Army throughout the war. The diary opens on June 2, 1944, as Hodges and the First Army prepare for the Allied invasion of France. In the weeks and months that follow, the diary highlights the crucial role that Hodges's often undervalued command—the first to cross the German border, the first to cross the Rhine, the first to close to the Elbe—played in the Allied operations in northwest Europe. The diary recounts the First Army's involvement in the fight for France, the Siegfried Line campaign, the Battle of the Bulge, the drive to the Roer River, and the crossing of the Rhine, following Hodges and his men through savage European combat until the German surrender in May 1945. Popularly referred to as the "Sylvan Diary," after its primary writer, the diary has previously been available only to military historians and researchers, who were permitted to use it at only the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, the U.S. Army Center for Military History, or the U.S. Army Military History Institute. Retired U.S. Army historian John T. Greenwood has now edited this text in its entirety and added a biography of General Hodges as well as extensive notes that clarify the diary's historical details. Normandy to Victory provides military history enthusiasts with valuable insights into the thoughts and actions of a leading American commander whose army played a crucial role in the Allied successes of World War II.

Normandy to Victory

Author : William C. Sylvan
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813138663
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Normandy to Victory written by William C. Sylvan and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2008-09-26 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This annotated edition of General Hodges’s WWII diary offers a unique firsthand account of the First US Army from D-Day to V-E Day: “a fascinating book” (Bowling Green Daily News). During World War II, General Courtney Hicks Hodges commanded the First US Army, taking part in the Allied invasion of France, the liberation of Paris, and the ultimate Allied victory in 1945. Maintained by two of Hodges's aides, Major William C. Sylvan and Captain Francis G. Smith Jr., this military journal offers a unique firsthand account of the actions, decisions, and daily activities of General Hodges and the First Army throughout the war. The diary opens on June 2, 1944, as Hodges and the First Army prepare for the Allied invasion of France. In the weeks and months that follow, the diary highlights the crucial role that Hodges's command played in the Allied operations in northwest Europe. The diary recounts the First Army's involvement in the fight for France, the Siegfried Line campaign, the Battle of the Bulge, the drive to the Roer River, and the crossing of the Rhine, following Hodges and his men through savage European combat until the German surrender in May 1945. This historically significant text has previously been available only to military historians and researchers. Retired US Army historian John T. Greenwood has now edited the text in its entirety and added a biography of General Hodges as well as extensive contextual notes. A Choice Outstanding Academic Title Winner of the 2009 Distinguished Writing Award from the Army Historical Foundation

Victory in the West: The Battle of Normandy

Author : Lionel Frederic Ellis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Victory in the West: The Battle of Normandy written by Lionel Frederic Ellis and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two volume British record of the victorious Allied campaign in North-West Europe during World War II.

Juno Beach

Author : Mark Zuehlke
Publisher : D & M Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781926685700
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book Juno Beach written by Mark Zuehlke and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 6, 1944 the greatest armada in history stood off Normandy and the largest amphibious invasion ever began as 107,000 men aboard 6,000 ships pressed toward the coast. Among this number were 18,000 Canadians, who were to land on a five-mile long stretch of rocky ledges fronted by a wide expanse of sand. Code named Juno Beach. Here, sheltered inside concrete bunkers and deep trenches, hundreds of German soldiers waited to strike the first assault wave with some ninety 88-millimetre guns, fifty mortars, and four hundred machineguns. A four-foot-high sea wall ran across the breadth of the beach and extending from it into the surf itself were ranks of tangled barbed wire, tank and vessel obstacles, and a maze of mines. Of the five Allied forces landing that day, they were scheduled to be the last to reach the sand. Juno was also the most exposed beach, their day’s objectives eleven miles inland were farther away than any others, and the opposition awaiting them was believed greater than that facing any other force. At battle's end one out of every six Canadians in the invasion force was either dead or wounded. Yet their grip on Juno Beach was firm.

Victory in Normandy

Author : David Belchem
Publisher : Chatto & Windus
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Victory in Normandy written by David Belchem and published by Chatto & Windus. This book was released on 1981 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bogen beskriver forberedelserne til og gennemførelse af de allieredes invasion den 6. juni 1946.

Victory in the West

Author : Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Victory in the West written by Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery Office and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Normandy to Victory

Author : William C. Sylvan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813135038
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Normandy to Victory written by William C. Sylvan and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

D-Day to Victory

Author : Sgt Trevor Greenwood
Publisher : Simon & Schuster UK
ISBN 13 : 9781471110689
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book D-Day to Victory written by Sgt Trevor Greenwood and published by Simon & Schuster UK. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable first-hand account of one tank commander's experiences during the Allied invasion from D-Day to VE Day. 'An arresting chronicle of the life of an ordinary soldier during the push to victory' Daily Express Tank Commander Sgt Trevor Greenwood of C Squadron, the 9th Royal Tank Regiment, sailed for France in June 1944 as part of the Allied invasion of Normandy. From D-Day until April 1945, he kept a daily diary of his experiences of the final push through France and into Germany, often writing in secret and in terrible conditions. Under fire, outgunned and facing a bitter winter, he never loses his moral compass or his sense of humour - finding time to brew tea and maintain morale with characterful British reserve. He writes candidly of his frustration and despair of seeing Bomber Command mistakenly bomb Allied lines near Caen (August 1944), the liberation of Le Havre (September 1944), the fighting around Roosendaal, Holland (October 1944), the reception of soldiers by the Dutch families on whom they were billeted (December 1944), and concludes with 'mopping up' operations in northern Germany (April 1945). His astonishing diary has left us a unique record of the war in Europe from the rarely-seen perspective of an ordinary soldier.An accompanying essay about the tank battles of Normandy by Duxford Museum's tank expert provide added value.

Victory in the West

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (468 download)

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D-Day in History and Memory

Author : Michael Dolski
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574415484
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book D-Day in History and Memory written by Michael Dolski and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-03-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past sixty-five years, the Allied invasion of Northwestern France in June 1944, known as D-Day, has come to stand as something more than a major battle. The assault itself formed a vital component of Allied victory in the Second World War. D-Day developed into a sign and symbol; as a word it carries with it a series of ideas and associations that have come to symbolize different things to different people and nations. As such, the commemorative activities linked to the battle offer a window for viewing the various belligerents in their postwar years. This book examines the commonalities and differences in national collective memories of D-Day. Chapters cover the main forces on the day of battle, including the United States, Great Britain, Canada, France and Germany. In addition, a chapter on Russian memory of the invasion explores other views of the battle. The overall thrust of the book shows that memories of the past vary over time, link to present-day needs, and also still have a clear national and cultural specificity. These memories arise in a multitude of locations such as film, books, monuments, anniversary celebrations, and news media representations.

Victory in the West: The defeat of Germany

Author : Lionel Frederic Ellis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Victory in the West: The defeat of Germany written by Lionel Frederic Ellis and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two volume British record of the victorious Allied campaign in North-West Europe during World War II.

Normandy Crucible

Author : John Prados
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101516615
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Normandy Crucible written by John Prados and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A military intelligence expert examines the most formative battle of World War II. The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. Millions of soldiers battling for control of Europe were thrust onto the front lines of a massive war unlike any experienced in history. But the greatest of clashes would prove to be the crucible in which the outcome of World War II would be decided. Author John Prados tells the story of how and why the tactics and battle plans of Normandy proved so formative, and reconstructs the climactic Allied Normandy breakout from both sides of the battle lines.

Soldier Dogs #4: Victory at Normandy

Author : Marcus Sutter
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062844105
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Soldier Dogs #4: Victory at Normandy written by Marcus Sutter and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of the bestselling Max and Scout dog stories will love the fourth book in the Soldier Dog series, which takes readers to the beaches of Normandy and the most famous battle of World War II: D-Day. Henri has an urgent mission from a top French Resistance agent in the fight against the Nazis—and the agent also happens to be his mom. He has to deliver a secret map to another town before the German soldiers can catch him. But on his way, he encounters Ace, an American paratrooper dog who’s landed far away from the beaches of Normandy, and Elle, a war orphan who needs his help. Ace needs to get back to the frontlines so he can protect his handler, and helping would put Henri way off track. But then they’re captured by enemy troops. Ace, Elle, and Henri have to learn to trust each other—and their unlikely allies—so they can escape in time to help the Allied forces in their historic invasion. Told from the alternating perspectives of Ace and Henri, this action-packed adventure is inspired by the stories of the real paradogs of WWII and the brave members of the French Resistance.

Victory in the West

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book Victory in the West written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Victory in the West Volume I: The Battle of Normandy: History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series: Official Campaign History

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Author : L. F. Ellis
Publisher : Naval & Military Press
ISBN 13 : 9781783315345
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Victory in the West Volume I: The Battle of Normandy: History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series: Official Campaign History written by L. F. Ellis and published by Naval & Military Press. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The build-up, execution and consequences of D-Day in 1944.

Decision in Normandy

Author : Carlo D'Este
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781568522609
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (226 download)

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Download or read book Decision in Normandy written by Carlo D'Este and published by . This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, for the first time in paperback, is an outstanding military history that offers a dramatic new perspective on the Allied campaign that began with the invasion of the D-Day beaches of Normandy. Nationa advertising in Military History.

I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (I Survived #18)

Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338317407
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (I Survived #18) written by Lauren Tarshis and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a battle that would change the course of World War II... New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis commemorates the Normandy landings in this pulse-pounding story of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Eleven-year-old Paul’s French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn’t seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home. The soldier says the Allies have a plan to crush the Nazis once and for all. But the soldier needs Paul’s help. This is Paul’s chance to make a difference. Soon he finds himself in the midst of the largest invasion in history. Can he do his part to turn horror into hope? New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tells the story of the battle that became the foundation for the Allied victory in World War II. Includes a section of nonfiction backmatter with more facts about the real-life event.