Normandy to Victory

Normandy to Victory

by Major William C. SylvanCaptain Francis G. Smith Jr. and John T. Greenwood
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 07/07/2020

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This annotated edition of General Hodges’s WWII diary offers a unique firsthand account of the First US Army from D-Day to V-E Day: “a fascinating book” (Bowling Green Daily News).


During World War II, General Courtney Hicks Hodges commanded the First US Army, taking part in the Allied invasion of France, the liberation of Paris, and the ultimate Allied victory in 1945. Maintained by two of Hodges's aides, Major William C. Sylvan and Captain Francis G. Smith Jr., this military journal offers a unique firsthand account of the actions, decisions, and daily activities of General Hodges and the First Army throughout the war.


The diary opens on June 2, 1944, as Hodges and the First Army prepare for the Allied invasion of France. In the weeks and months that follow, the diary highlights the crucial role that Hodges's command played in the Allied operations in northwest Europe. The diary recounts the First Army's involvement in the fight for France, the Siegfried Line campaign, the Battle of the Bulge, the drive to the Roer River, and the crossing of the Rhine, following Hodges and his men through savage European combat until the German surrender in May 1945.


This historically significant text has previously been available only to military historians and researchers. Retired US Army historian John T. Greenwood has now edited the text in its entirety and added a biography of General Hodges as well as extensive contextual notes.


A Choice Outstanding Academic Title

Winner of the 2009 Distinguished Writing Award from the Army Historical Foundation

ISBN:
9780813138664
9780813138664
Category:
Second World War
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
07-07-2020
Language:
English
Publisher:
The University Press of Kentucky

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