by Russell F. Weigley (Author)
"The publication of Eisenhower's Lieutenants is an event of significance in American military writing. . . . admirable . . . clearly the product of exhaustive, painstaking research." --The New York Times Book Review
" . . . the best account we have of the World War II campaigns from Normandy to the Elbe." --American Historical Review
" . . . precisely informative and broadly rewarding." --Kirkus Reviews
" . . . an outstanding and highly recommended work." --Journal of American History
" . . . by the dean of American military historians . . . " --Washington Post Bookworld
CONTENTS
Preface
Part One: The Armies
Part Two: Normandy
Part Three: France
Part Four: The Disputed Middle Ground
Part Five: Germany
Epilogue
Notes and Sources
Index
Back Jacket
At the same time that the American army was preparing itself for this crucial test in European warfare, during the months of World War II preceding the 6th of June 1944, one of America's leading military historians was engaged in writing a history similar to the present work, but concerned with an American army of the nineteenth century.