Utah Beach to Cherbourg

Condition: Very Good +. 1984 The Battery Press edition, reprint. No dust jacket, as issued. Hardcover reprint by Battery Press, issued without a dust jacket. Cover boards and spine are well preserved, with only a small bump at the top of the spine. Light foxing on the inside covers. Binding is tight, square, and secure, with no loose pages. All 213 pages, including the map errata sheets, are clean, crisp, bright, and free of markings. A strong, attractive VG+ copy of this high quality Battery Press reissue of the original 1947 U.S. Army historical study. The 1984 Department of the Army hardcover, official U.S. Army history edition of Utah Beach to Cherbourg by Roland G. Ruppenthal stands as a cornerstone volume in the United States Army in World War II series. This authoritative work offers a meticulously documented account of the Normandy landings and the critical American advance from Utah Beach through the capture of Cherbourg. Rich with operational detail, strategic analysis, maps, and firsthand military documentation, it remains essential reading for historians, researchers, reenactors, and collectors of WWII scholarship. A definitive narrative of the campaign, produced with the clarity, accuracy, and depth characteristic of the Army’s Historical Division. Ruppenthal’s work stands out for its clarity, accuracy, and depth, making this edition a valuable addition to any military history library and a must have for readers seeking a definitive narrative of the American advance from the beaches of Normandy. Note: 1947 was the First Edition, Softcover, Published by the Historical Division, War Department, government issued, part of American Forces in Action to the vital port of Cherbourg. …