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The mighty endeavor : American armed forces in the European theater in World War II

Title: The mighty endeavor : American armed forces in the European theater in World War II / Charles B. MacDonald.
Author: MacDonald, Charles B. (Charles Brown), 1922-1990
Publication: New York : Oxford University Press, 1969.

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Description

564 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 24 cm

Summary

Tells the story of all the battles American soldiers, sailors, and airmen took part in during World War II.

Alternative Title

American armed forces in the European theater in World War II
American armed forces in the European theater in WWII

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-546) and index.

Contents

The path to decision -- Growing pains of the high command -- Mr. Roosevelt's undeclared war -- Reorganization and the war at sea -- A decision for North Africa -- North Africa: intrigue -- North Africa: invasion -- The campaign in Tunisia -- Prelude to Sicily -- The invasion of Sicily -- The surrender of Italy -- From Salerno to the Rapido -- Anzio, Cassino, and Rome -- Under the sea and in the air -- Buildup for D day -- Cross-channel attack -- The Battle of the Hedgerows -- Breakout and pursuit -- Southern France and Paris -- Pursuit to the frontier -- The fall campaign -- Out of the fog, night, and snow -- The drive for the Meuse -- Victory in the Ardennes -- The drive to the Rhine -- A Rhine bridge at Remagen -- Crossing the Rhine -- Reducing the Ruhr -- Through the heart of Germany -- Götterdämmerung -- Victory in Europe.

LCCN

70083047
http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37041509w

OCLC

ocm00024382
24382
SCSB-9055955

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library