Riviera to the Rhine
Author | : Jeffrey J. Clarke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 605 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Jeffrey J. Clarke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 605 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jeffrey J. Clarke |
Publisher | : U.S. Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | : 636 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
CMH Pub. 7-10. United States Army in World War 2. 1st printing. Provides a history of combat operations by the Sixth Army Group from its landing in France to its crossing of theRhine River. Covers the period from August 1944 to March 1945. This work is thefinal volume of the United States Army's series of operational histories treating the activities of its combat forces during the Second World War.
Author | : Jeffrey J. Clarke |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 630 |
Release | : 2017-10-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780266466376 |
Excerpt from Riviera to the Rhine In detailing the campaign of these Riviera-based armies, the authors have concentrated on the operational level of war, paying special atten tion to the problems of joint, combined, and special operations and to the significant roles of logistics, intelligence, and personnel policies in these endeavors. They have also examined in detail deception efforts at the tactical and operational levels, deep battle penetrations, river-cross ing efforts, combat in built-up areas, and tactical innovations at the combined arms level. Such concepts are of course very familiar to today's military stu dents, and the fact that this volume examines them in such detail makes this study especially valuable to younger officers and noncom missioned officers. In truth, the challenges faced by military command ers half a century ago were hardly unique. That is why I particularly urge today's military students, who might well face some of these same problems in future combat, to study this campaign so that they might learn from their illustrious predecessors in the profession of arms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Jeffrey J. Clarke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 632 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert Ross Smith |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 628 |
Release | : 2015-07-27 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781515233794 |
With the publication of "Riviera to the Rhine", the Center of Military History completes its series of operational histories treating the activities of the U.S. Army's combat forces during World War II. This volume examines the least known of the major units in the European theater, General Jacob L. Devers' 6th Army Group. Under General Devers' leadership, two armies, the U.S. Seventh Army under General Alexander M. Patch and the First French Army led by General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, landing on the Mediterranean coast near Marseille in August 1944, cleared the enemy out of southern France and then turned east and joined with army groups under Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery and General Omar N. Bradley in the final assault on Germany. In detailing the campaign of these Riviera-based armies, the authors have concentrated on the operational level of war, paying special attention to the problems of joint, combined, and special operations and to the significant roles of logistics, intelligence, and personnel policies in these endeavors. They have also examined in detail deception efforts at the tactical and operational levels, deep battle penetrations, river-crossing efforts, combat in built-up areas, and tactical innovations at the combined arms level.
Author | : JEFFREY J. CLARKE |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781033335802 |
Author | : Robert Ross Smith |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 886 |
Release | : 2014-08-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782894152 |
[Includes 35 maps and 77 illustrations] Riviera to the Rhine examines a significant portion of the Allied drive across northern Europe and focuses on the vital role played in that drive by the U.S. 6th Army Group, commanded by General Jacob L. Devers, and its two major components, the American Seventh Army, under General Alexander M. Patch, and the French First Army, under General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. Had these forces not existed, Eisenhower’s two northern army groups, those commanded by Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery and General Omar N. Bradley, would have been stretched much thinner, with their offensive and defensive capabilities greatly reduced. In such a case the German offensive of Dec. 1944 might have met with greater success, easily postponing the final Allied drive into Germany with unforeseen military and political consequences. Riviera thus should balance the greater public attention given to the commands of Montgomery and Bradley by concentrating on the accomplishments of those led by Devers, Patch, and de Lattre and, in the process, by highlighting the crucial logistical contributions of the southern French ports to the Allied war effort. Finally Riviera is the study of a combined, Franco-American military effort, one which frequently saw major combat units of each nation commanded by generals of the other on the field of battle. Although outwardly similar, each national component had its own unique style, and a deep appreciation of one another’s strengths and weaknesses was vital to the success of the combined force. National political considerations also played a significant role in the operations of the combined force as did personal conflicts within both chains of command, all of which had to be resolved primarily by the principal commanders in the field.
Author | : Simon Forty |
Publisher | : WWII Historic Battlefields |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2018-11 |
Genre | : Operation Dragoon, 1944 |
ISBN | : 9781612006239 |
From the Riviera to the Rhine details the invasion of France in 1944 from the French Riviera to Strasbourg, using a mixture of media to provide a complete overview of the campaign.
Author | : Jeffrey J. Clarke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 605 |
Release | : 1993-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780756764869 |
A WW2 anniversary commemorative ed. Examines a significant portion of the Allied drive across N. Europe & focuses on the vital role played in that drive by the U.S. 6th Army Group, commanded by Gen. Jacob Devers, & its 2 major components, the Amer. 7th Army, under Gen. Alex. Patch, & the French 1st Army, under Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. Had these forces not existed, Eisenhower's 2 northern armies, would have been stretched much thinner. Covers the period from Aug. Ô44 to early March Ô45 & details the Allied landings in S. France, the capture of Toulon & Marseilles, the drive north through the Rhone River valley, & following the junction of the Riviera forces with those moving east from the Normandy beachhead. Maps & photos.
Author | : Anthony Tucker-Jones |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2016-06-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473881498 |
While the Allied armies were deadlocked with the Germans in Normandy after D-Day and even as they broke out and began their long advance, another campaign was being fought against the Germans in southern France and it is this campaign, which is often neglected in accounts of the liberation of Europe, that is the subject of Anthony Tucker-Joness latest photographic history. In a sequence of over 150 wartime photographs he tells the story, from the amphibious invasion of the French Riviera Operation Dragoon to the battle at Montelimar, the forcing of the Belfort gap, the destruction of German resistance in the Colmar pocket and the entry of Allied forces into southern Germany. His concise narrative gives a graphic overview of each phase of the operations, and the selection of photographs shows the American, French and German forces in action. The mechanized and armoured units and their equipment are a particular feature of the book. The photographs are a valuable visual record of the tanks, guns, jeeps and trucks the most up-to-date military vehicles and weaponry of the time as they moved along the roads and through the towns and countryside of southern France.