Command Post at War : First Army Head Quarters in Europe, 1943-1945

This volume addresses the First Army HQ in the European theater from its activation in Oct. 1943 to V-E Day in May 1945. Under Gens. Omar Bradley & Courtney Hodges, the First Army HQ oversaw the American landings on D-Day, the breakout from the Normandy beachhead, the battle of the Hurtgen Forest along the German frontier, the defense of the northern shoulder during the Battle of the Bulge, & the crossing of the Rhine River at Remagen prior to the final American drive into central Germany. Shows the army HQ of WW2 as a complicated organization with functions ranging from the immediate supervision of tactical operations to long-range operational planning & the sustained support of frontline units. Full-color maps & illustrations.Hogan, David W., Jr. is the author of 'Command Post at War : First Army Head Quarters in Europe, 1943-1945', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756736668 and ISBN 0756736668.