Nigel: Thanks for posting this. One thing I neglected to mention is that the acknowledgement generally mentioned history forum participants. I...
I loved the book - it was clearly written for a different story than e.g., Ship of Ghosts, even though it was PTO Navy. It was like a...
The decision to delay Neptune to June 1 was made on January 31. Because tides and moon had to cooperate for airborne, air, and navy, the June 1...
I think the 157th may have been the regiment for one of Patton's amphibious jumps during August 1943 on the way to Messina (the third one sticks...
Thanks - that's much more precise than I was able to locate. The bit about Strong probably comes from Strong's autiobiography; I'll see if I can...
Bradley, IIRC (I'll have to check my files) remarked that someone in Washington underestimated how long the war would last. This was in the...
Good point 4th! First Army's axis was oriented northeast rather than southeast, and you're right that the road nets into the Eifel weren't...
Absolutely they need to get their due. I agree that the Montgomery versus Bradley versus Ike stuff tends to overshadow what they did. Bradley...
The weather hurt the Allies more than the Germans because it grounded tactical air. Patton's famous prayer was mostly to get XIX TAC's Mustangs...
Very good summary - they were not at all insignificant, and you could consider them a kind of strategic reserve, though many were really holding...
That's great!
The decision to bring 8th Army under 15th Army Group was made at Casablanca in late January and implemented around 15 February (as I think Alex...
His own book was entitled "Calculated Risk."
After February 16, the OOB was: AFHY (Eisenhower) 15th Army Group (Alexander) 1st British Army (Anderson) II U.S. Corps (Fredendall (till 6...
I read that the term was explained to the initially-mystified German commander in clear, unequivocal terms.
Evidently "Nuts" was something of a low-level expletive back then. Patton said it was the only expletive he didn't use (presumably not colorful...
Bradley's HQ told Patton to halt at Argentan in two phone calls (one from Leven Allen and another from Bradley IIRC). I don't recall Monty giving...
Ruppenthal should have chapter and verse on this. Also, "Riviera to the Rhine" (another Green Book) should have a fair amount of information on...
The big problem was not so much terrain or lack of supplies (the Germans were much shorter on gasoline by 22 December) as the fact that Patton's...
Several years ago a friend (Army engineer w/ a tank unit) said they still issue the grease gun, two per tank. He said they are accurate to the...
