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100 1 _aHunter, Kenneth E.
245 1 4 _aThe war against Germany: Europe and adjacent areas
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aUnited States Army in World War II: Pictorial record
500 _aRelease date is 2022-12-12
508 _aBrian Coe, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The War Against Germany: Europe and Adjacent Areas" by Kenneth E. Hunter et al. is a historical account written in the late 20th century. The book serves as a pictorial and narrative record of the United States Army's efforts during World War II, focusing particularly on the European Theater of Operations. It aims to document significant military operations, logistical challenges, and the experiences of soldiers and civilians during the war. The opening of the book provides a foreword emphasizing the value of photography captured by U.S. armed forces during World War II. It outlines the objectives of the pictorial series, aiming to supplement existing narrative volumes with visual documentation of military operations, equipment, and conditions. The initial section discusses the massive logistical efforts involved in assembling troops and supplies in the United Kingdom in preparation for the invasion of Europe, detailing the transportation challenges and training maneuvers before the Allied forces launched their offensive operations. Various photographs are mentioned, highlighting the diverse aspects of military preparation and the pivotal moments leading up to the groundbreaking D-Day invasion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Centre of Military History US Army, 1988
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
700 1 _aWard, Orlando,
_d1891-1972
700 1 _aUnited States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
700 1 _aBacon, Mary Ann
_q(Book editor)
830 0 _aUnited States Army in World War II: Pictorial record
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/WarAgainstGermanyEuropeAndAdjacentAreas-nsia
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69527
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