Sabers through the Reich : World War II corps cavalry from Normandy to the Elbe /

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Before the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy in June 1944, their aerial reconnaissance discovered signs of German defenses on the Îles St. Marcouf. From these two coastal islands, German artillery could bombard the 4th US Infantry Division and repulse a crucial thrust of Operation Overlord....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nance, William Stuart (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2017]
Series:Battles & campaigns.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Cavalry > History.
United States. > Army. > Cavalry
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Cavalry operations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Europe.
Mechanization, Military > United States > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations de cavalerie.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front occidental.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Mechanization, Military
Military campaigns
Military operations, Cavalry
Europe
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Cavalry in the Bocage
  • Race to glory
  • The bitter fall
  • A desperate winter
  • To the Rhine
  • Sabers through the Reich
  • Conclusions.

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