Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-329) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- The mobilization of the Army of the United States -- Citizens to soldiers: precombat training -- First battles: North Africa and Sicily -- The long road to Germany: the Italian campaign, 1943-1944 -- Normandy: graduate school in the hedgerows -- Breakout and pursuit: maneuver versus firepower -- Sustaining the force: the Siegfried line, Lorraine, and Vosges campaigns -- The battle of the bulge -- The American blitzkrieg -- The combat effectiveness of infantry divisions in the Army of the United States -- Glossary.
