The Gi Offensive in Europe: The Triumph of American Infantry Divisions, 1941-1945,9780700612260

The Gi Offensive in Europe: The Triumph of American Infantry Divisions, 1941-1945

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780700612260
ISBN10: 0700612262
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-10-01
Publisher(s): Univ Pr of Kansas
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Author Biography

Peter R. Mansoor, formerly G-3 for the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, assumes command of the Army's 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Freiburg, Germany, in 2003

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction
1(15)
The Mobilization of the Army of the United States
16(33)
Citizens to Soldiers: Precombat Training
49(35)
First Battles: North Africa and Sicily
84(27)
The Long Road to Germany: The Italian Campaign, 1943--1944
111(22)
Normandy: Graduate School in the Hedgerows
133(27)
Breakout and Pursuit: Maneuver Versus Firepower
160(21)
Sustaining the Force: The Siegfried Line, Lorraine, and Vosges Campaigns
181(35)
The Battle of the Bulge
216(21)
The American Blitzkrieg
237(12)
The Combat Effectiveness of Infantry Divisions in the Army of the United States
249(20)
Glossary 269(8)
Notes 277(40)
Bibliography 317(14)
Index 331

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