The fullest account yet of the climactic campaign in northwestern
Europe, from the planning of D-Day through the German surrender,
with an interesting focus on the personalities involved in shaping
the Allied forces, plans, and operations. And Weigley, an
established military historian (History of the United States Army,
The American Way of War), offers not tattle - per David Irving's
current The War Between the Generals - but insights and analysis.
Thus, we see Eisenhower's unusual inclination to guide rather than
to order as an approach calculated to gain maximum effort from his
subordinates; Patton's flamboyance, in turn, is seen as both
concealing a mistrust of the capabilities of American infantry
(which, he said, needed all the artillery "it can get") and as
expressing a desire to "fill the unforgiving moment" with
productive activity. Weigley, moreover, is frequently critical.
American manpower mismanagement - e.g., putting the most fit,
physically and mentally, into the non-combatant technical services
- is a particular target. He also scores: the reluctance of the
win-alone Air Force to become involved in close support (despite
the enthusiasm of individual airmen like Quesada); Eisenhower's
tendency to dispersal, rather than concentration, of forces; and
the inefficient, miscalculated American replacement training
program. Other, salient topics accorded close scrutiny are the
evolution of the American army during the war and its logistical
problems - while the discussion of the principal engagements
focuses not merely on the central drama but also on the supporting
actions which made them possible. Though lengthy, the book is not
forbidding: anyone with a strong interest, with or without
background knowledge, will find it precisely informative and
broadly rewarding. It's also, surprisingly, the only volume history
that carries the story from D-Day to the end. (Kirkus Reviews)
"The publication of Eisenhower's Lieutenants is an event of
significancein American military writing.... admirable... clearly
the product of exhaustive, painstaking research." -- The New York
Times Book Review
..". thebest account we have of the World War II campaigns from
Normandy to the Elbe." --American Historical Review
..". precisely informative and broadlyrewarding." -- Kirkus
Reviews
..". an outstanding and highlyrecommended work." -- Journal of
American History
..". by the deanof American military historians... " --
Washington PostBookworld
CONTENTS
Preface
PartOne: The Armies
Part Two: Normandy
Part Three: France
Part Four: The Disputed MiddleGround
Part Five: Germany
Epilogue
Notes andSources
Index
General
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