Foreword | iii | |
The July Offensive | 1 | |
First Army's Problem | 1 | |
XIX Corps' Problem | 5 | |
The Enemy Side | 7 | |
XIX Corps Attacks West of the Vire (7-11 July) | 9 | |
The Opening Assault (7 July) | 9 | |
The 113th Cavalry Group Enters the Bridgehead (7-8 July) | 19 | |
Coordination Troubles (8 July) | 20 | |
More Coordination Troubles (9 July) | 25 | |
Effort Toward Hauts-Vents (10 July) | 35 | |
The Counterattack of Panzer Lehr (11 July) | 37 | |
Hauts-Vents is Taken (11 July) | 42 | |
Action West of the Taute (7-11 July) | 46 | |
Opening Attack on St-Lô (11 July) | 51 | |
The 29th Division Starts Well | 54 | |
The 2d Division Takes Hill 192 | 58 | |
The 35th Division Enters the Fight | 69 | |
II Parachute Corps, 11 July | 70 | |
XIX Corps Has Slow Going (12-14 July) | 72 | |
Limited Gains East of St-Lô (29th Division) | 75 | |
Stalemate North of St-Lô (35th Division) | 80 | |
The Salient West of the Vire (30th Division) | 86 | |
First Army Progress, 11-14 July | 91 | |
Last Phase of the Battle (15-20 July) | 95 | |
Progress West of the Vire (15-19 July) | 95 | |
East of the Vire: the Attack of 15 July | 102 | |
The Battle on Martinville Ridge (16-17 July) | 107 | |
Capture of St-Lô (18-19 July) | 115 | |
Conclusion | 128 | |
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