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After D-Day: Operation Cobra and the Normandy Breakout

by James Jay Carafano, David Zabecki. 295 pgs.

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Contributors:

   James Jay Carafano, David Zabecki

Publisher:

   Lynne Rienner

Place of Publication:

  Boulder, CO  

Publication Year:

  2000
Subjects:   World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy, Normandy (France)--History, Military
Table of contents
List of Figures ix
Prologue: The Beaten Path 1
Part 1 The Universe of Battle: Summer 1944
1 The Darkening Sky 11
2 Living in Hell 19
3 A Measure of Power 33
4 The Essence of Decisions 71
Part 2 The Day of Infantry: 25 July 1944
5 The Firepower War 99
6 Taking the High Ground 127
7 Beyond the Field of White Crosses 149
8 One Tired Division 167
Part 3 A Clash of Armour:26 to 30 July 1944
9 A Scheme of Maneuver 191
10 A Tank Show, at Tank Speed 211
11 A Battle Without Fronts 229
Epilogue: The Aftermath 259
Bibliography 267
Index 285
About the Book 295
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