From Victory to Stalemate: The Western Front, Summer 1944?Decisive and Indecisive Military Operations, Volume 1 (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))

Synopsis

Immature Armies -- The Tipping Point -- July : Breakthrough And Near Breakthrough -- August : Incomplete Encirclements -- September : Operational Ideas And Developments On The Ground -- Logistic Realities -- Command, Operational Art, And Generalship -- Postscript. The First Of Two Volumes That Look At Military Operations -- The Connecting Link Between Specific Battlefields And Broader Strategic Goals -- Against The German Army During A Pivotal Year In World War Ii. Focusing Here On Those Operations Designed And Executed On The Western Front By The Allied Forces Of The U.s., Great Britain, And Canada, Dick Examines How And Why The Successful Invasion Of And Breakout From Normandy Foundered Before A Well-defended Wehrmacht, All Within The Context Of The Combatants' Military Thought And Leadership, Battlefield Experiences, And Logistical Realities. -- Provided By Publisher. C.j. Dick ; Foreword By David M. Glantz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.