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Closing With the Enemy: How GIs Fought the War in Europe, 1944-1945 (Modern War Studies)
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Paperback. This work offers a view of how the GI and his officers fought the war. The author sets out to demonstrate that the key to the US success was the flexibility and ingenuity of its soldiers. He points out that the most important element in overcoming the Germans was intelligent front-line troops. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 photographs, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 488.
This work offers a view of how the GI and his officers fought the war. The author sets out to demonstrate that the key to the US success was the flexibility and ingenuity of its soldiers. He points out that the most important element in overcoming the Germans was the intelligence of America's front-line officers and troops, and their ability to make sound decisions on the spot. The author also shows the GI as an amateur who learned quickly and well and who, by the end of the war, had turned himself into a formidable enemy.
This work offers a view of how the GI and his officers fought the war. The author sets out to demonstrate that the key to the US success was the flexibility and ingenuity of its soldiers. He points out that the most important element in overcoming the Germans was the intelligence of America's front-line officers and troops, and their ability to make sound decisions on the spot. The author also shows the GI as an amateur who learned quickly and well and who, by the end of the war, had turned himself into a formidable enemy.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
354
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700607440
SKU
V9780700607440
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