Eisenhower's Lieutenants - The Campaigns of France and Germany, 1944-45 (Paperback, New Ed)

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

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1981
First published:	June 1981
Authors:	Russell F. Weigley
Dimensions:	235 x 168 x 50mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	832
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-20608-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN:	0-253-20608-1
Barcode:	9780253206084

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