04100cam a22005535i 4500 23399272 20250607123832.5 m |o d | cr|||||||||||| 110921s2011 pauab ob f000 0 eng 23399272 0 ibc origcop u ncip 20 y-gencatlg acquire policy default LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-893 2023692758 1584874945 9781584874942 DLC eng pn rda DLC D756 940.54/873 23 Newland, Samuel J. The European campaign : its origins and conduct / Samuel J. Newland, Clayton K. S. Chun. Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2011] 1 electronic resource (x, 455 pages ) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online cr rdacarrier "June 2011." Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-406). Introduction -- Chapter 1. The European campaign : origins -- Chapter 2. Was Europe first? -- Chapter 3. 1943 : Frustrations and successes -- Chapter 4. D-Day : Planning and execution -- Chapter 5. Toward the German border : Operations COBRA, the Falaise Pocket, and Operation ANVIL -- Chapter 6. Operation MARKET GARDEN -- Chapter 7. The Hürtgen Campaign -- Chapter 8. The Ardennes Offensive -- Chapter 9. The Ruhr or Berlin -- Chapter 10. Conclusions and observations -- Appendix I. Developing strategy : a look at the other side -- Appendix II. To Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force. Unrestricted online access Given the significance of World War II and the interest in the European Campaign, the authors offer a fresh look at the operations involved in winning the war in Europe. The authors begin with an examination of prewar planning for various contingencies, then move to the origins of "Germany first" in American war planning. They then focus on the concept, favored by both George C. Marshall and Dwight D. Eisenhower, that the United States and its Allies had to conduct a cross-channel attack and undertake an offensive aimed at the heartland of Germany. Following this background contained in the initial chapters, the remainder of the book provides a comprehensive discussion outlining how the European Campaign was carried out. The authors conclude that American political leaders and war planners established logical and achievable objectives for the nation's military forces. However during the campaign's execution, American military leaders were slow to put into practice what would later be called operational level warfare. For comparison, the authors include an appendix covering German efforts at war planning in the tumultuous 1920s and 1930s. This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users Description based on print version record; resource not viewed. Combined operations (Military science) Case studies. Decision making Case studies. Military planning Case studies. Military planning Germany. Military planning United States. Operational art (Military science) Case studies. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Europe. World War, 1939-1945 United States. Case studies. lcgft https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2017026140 Chun, Clayton K. S. Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute. Print version: The European campaign Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2011] 9781584874942 (DLC) 2011451952 gdcebookspublic 2023692758 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2023692758 gdc/scd gdc/usgovdigresources