After D-Day: Operation Cobra and the Normandy Breakout

Table of contents

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• After D-Day *
• After D-Day *
• Title Page *
• Contents vii
• Figures ix
• Prologue:The Beaten Path 1
• Notes *
• Part 1 - The Universe of Battle:Summer 1944 9
• 1 - The Darkening Sky 11
• Notes *
• 2 - Living in Hell 19
• Notes 30
• 3 - A Measure of Power 33
• Notes *
• 4 - The Essence of Decisions 71
• Notes *

• After D-Day *
• After D-Day *
• Title Page *
• Contents vii
• Figures ix
• Prologue:The Beaten Path 1
• Notes *
• Part 1 - The Universe of Battle:Summer 1944 9
• 1 - The Darkening Sky 11
• Notes *
• 2 - Living in Hell 19
• Notes 30
• 3 - A Measure of Power 33
• Notes *
• 4 - The Essence of Decisions 71
• Notes *
• Part 2 - The Day of Infantry:25 July 1944 97
• 5 - The Firepower War 99
• Notes *
• 6 - Taking the High Ground 127
• Notes *
• 7 - Beyond the Field of White Crosses 149
• Notes *
• 8 - One Tired Division 167
• Notes 187
• Part 3 - A Clash of Armor:26 to 30 July 1944 189
• 9 - A Scheme of Maneuver 191
• Notes *
• 10 - A Tank Show, at Tank Speed 211
• Notes 227
• 11 - A Battle Without Fronts 229
• Notes *
• Epilogue:The Aftermath 259
• Bibliography 267
• Index 285
• About the Book 295