The Americans at Normandy
Subtitle: The Summer of 1944-- the American War from the Normandy Beaches to Falaise
By: John C. McManus.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Forge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9780765311993
Subjects: United States. Army -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.; World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
Description: "Presented here is the American experience during that summer of 1944, from the aftermath of D-Day to the slaughter of the Falaise Gap, from the courageous, famed figures of Bradley, Patton, and Lightning Joe Collins to the lesser-known privates who toiled in torturous conditions for their country. What was this battle really like for these men? What drove them to fight against all sense and despite all obstacles? How and why did they triumph?" "Reminiscent of Cornelius Ryan's The Longest Day, The Americans at Normandy takes readers into the minds of the best American strategists, into the hearts of the infantry, into hell on earth."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [471]-479) and indexes.
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."