Riviera to the Rhine
By: by Jeffrey J. Clarke, Robert Ross Smith.
Contributors: Smith, Robert Ross.; Center of Military History.
Edition: World War II 50th anniversary commemorative ed.
Series: CMH pub -- 7-10; United States Army in World War II. The European theater of operations; United States Army in World War II; CMH pub -- 7-10.
Publisher: Center of Military History, U.S. Army; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 605
Subjects: United States. Army -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
Description: Serves as a bridge between the Allied operations in the Mediterranean and those waged in northeast France, covering the Allied landings in southern France and the drive north, the linkup with forces moving east from the Normandy beachhead and subsequent push through the Vosges mountains, and the final conquest and defense of Alsace. In detailing these campaigns, Jeffrey J. Clarke and Robert Ross Smith focus on the operational level of war from August 1944 to early 1945, paying special attention not only to the problems of joint, combined, and special operations but also to the significant roles of logistics, intelligence, and personnel policies.