| Description |
1 online resource |
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A common bond of danger -- No substantial landing in France unless we are going to stay -- For what are we to plan? -- I am to plan the reconquest of Europe -- The Indian Army and chasing Pancho Villa -- For the first time I really believe in this operation -- This operation will be the primary U.S.-British ground and air effort in Europe -- Passing phase -- The far shore -- I'm asking for your army, your General Marshall, and your Ambassador Biddle -- The Supreme Operations for 1944 -- Monty didn't bring us anything new -- Epilogue |
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Glossary of selected code names and abbreviations -- Appendix A: British Chiefs of Staff (COS) and American Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) -- Appendix B: Structure of the British Army's Home Forces,1940-44 -- Appendix C: Outline OVERLORD plan, cover letter, and digest -- Appendix D: Organizational charts of COSSAC, initial formation and as of January 1944 -- Appendix E: Organizational chart of Western Allies command structure -- Appendix F: Organization chart of the chain of command from the Combined Chiefs of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander for OVERLORD |
| Summary |
"When Frederick Morgan was appointed COSSAC (Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander), in the spring of 1943, there was no approved plan for a cross-Channel attack and no commander. There was not even agreement about when the re-entry into the Continent would occur. The western Allies were in the midst of a great debate about the strategy or strategies to defeat Nazi Germany. COSSAC's primary task was to create a plan that would be approved by the inter-allied Combined Chiefs of Staff. COSSAC presents a new interpretation of Morgan's vital contributions to the development of the OVERLORD plan by exploring his leadership, his unorthodox approach to problem-solving, and his willingness to disregard or modify orders he thought wrong"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Morgan, Frederick, 1894-1967.
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| SUBJECT |
Morgan, Frederick, 1894-1967 fast |
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Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Office of the Chief of Staff -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Office of the Chief of Staff fast |
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Operation Overlord.
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Combined Chiefs of Staff (U.S. and Great Britain) -- History
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Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Military planning -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Military planning -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Generals
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Military planning
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Operation Overlord
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Great Britain
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019051443 |
| ISBN |
9781682475218 |
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1682475212 |
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