The Invasion of France and Germany, 1944 - 1945

by Samuel Eliot Morison

Series: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II (11)

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A thundering good read. If you're looking for an objective and critical history of the US Navy, you have to look elsewhere. But if you want a tribute to the courage and resourcefulness of the US sailors, this is it. It is an operational history, so it mainly deals with ships shooting at stuff, and less with things like organisation, logistics and technology.If this were a movie, John Wayne would be in it.

The bulk of the book deals with the preparation and execution of the Overlord landings, followed by a discussion of the Anvil/Dragoon operation and a brief discussion of actions against Germany proper.

This is a prime example of old fashioned battle history, with all the strengths and weaknesses of the genre. (

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This spectacular fifteen-volume series that charts the U.S. Naval operations during World War II with an insider's perspective. Morison, a Harvard professor, was given a special rank and writing post by FDR. He had active duty aboard eleven different ships, allowing him to witness many crucial battles in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Volume Eleven recounts the part played by the United States and Allied naval forces in the final victorious offensive against Germany. Filled with many maps and file photographs.

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