Eisenhower's Lieutenants: The Campaigns of France and Germany, 1944-45 - Softcover

Weigley, Russell F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253206081 ISBN 13: 9780253206084

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1981

Synopsis

"The publication of Eisenhower's Lieutenants is an event of significance in American military writing.... admirable... clearly the product of exhaustive, painstaking research." ―The New York Times Book Review

"... the best account we have of the World War II campaigns from Normandy to the Elbe." ―American Historical Review

"... precisely informative and broadly rewarding." ―Kirkus Reviews

"... an outstanding and highly recommended work." ―Journal of American History

"... by the dean of American military historians... " ―Washington Post Bookworld

CONTENTS
Preface

Part One: The Armies

Part Two: Normandy

Part Three: France

Part Four: The Disputed Middle Ground

Part Five: Germany

Epilogue
Notes and Sources
Index

About this title

From the Back Cover:

At the same time that the American army was preparing itself for this crucial test in European warfare, during the months of World War II preceding the 6th of June 1944, one of America's leading military historians was engaged in writing a history similar to the present work, but concerned with an American army of the nineteenth century.

Review:

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I had thought I knew everything about World War II that I would ever want to know. I was wrong. Reading Eisenhower's Lieutenants was a wonderfully enriching experience. I learned more than I ever would have thought possible. This will unquestionably become one of the great classics of American military history.

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(Stephen E. Ambrose)

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0253206081
• ISBN 13: 9780253206084
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 832