A Command Post at War: First Army Headquarters in Europe, 1943-1945

1st edition stiff wrappers As New octavo xiv + pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., maps, appends., bibliog., index, 'A unique story about an American field army headquarters and its organisation and role in World War II, a perspective that has received little attention by historians until now. David W. Hogan Jr. examines the First Army HQ's response to the test of army-level command during the period from its activation in October 1943 to V-E Day in May 1945. Focusing on the operational level, the level between the grand strategy of nations and theatres and the tactical combat of corps and smaller units, Hogan analyses the operations, intelligence, logistical, and administrative functions of the headquarters; the procedures evolved to carry out those functions; and the impact of the personalities and styles of the commander and staff chiefs on the organisation.'.