| Preface |
viii |
| Planning and Preparation |
1 |
| |
The COSSAC Plan |
1 |
| |
Development of Plan OVERLORD |
3 |
| |
Logistical Problems |
11 |
| |
German Miscalculations |
13 |
| |
Preparatory Operations |
14 |
| |
Enemy Capabilities |
17 |
| The Assault |
19 |
| Establishment of the Lodgement Area |
27 |
| The Breakthrough |
35 |
| The Battle of the Falaise-Argentan Pocket |
42 |
| The Advance to the Seine |
46 |
| The Build-Up and the Allied Navies |
52 |
| The Advance From the Seine to the German Border |
61 |
| Consolidation on the Frontier |
67 |
| The Ardennes Counteroffensive |
75 |
| Plans for the 1945 Campaign |
81 |
| Operations to Reach the Rhine |
87 |
| Crossing the Rhine |
96 |
| The Envelopment of the Ruhr and
the Junction With the Russians |
103 |
| The FInal Phase |
112 |
| The Surrender |
118 |
| Conclusion |
121 |