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CMH Pub 7-1 The Supreme Command

CMH Pub 7-1 The Supreme Command by Forrest C. Pogue. First published 1954. "A description of General Eisenhower's wartime command, focusing on the general, his staff, and his superiors in London and Washington and contrasting Allied and enemy command organizations." The Supreme Commander The Coalition Command The nature of SHAEF The machinery of SHAEF Planning before SHAEF SHAEF revises plans for the attack SHAEF's air problems, January-June 1944 Relations with the occupied countries Final preparations for the invasion D Day to the breakout The breakout and pursuit to the Seine The campaign in Southern France Relations with the French, June-September 1944 The pursuit stops short of the Rhine Command reorganization, June-October 1944 Fighting in the North The battles of attrition, September-December 1944 Relations with liberated countries Program for Germany The winter counteroffensives The Battle for the Rhineland The Battle for the Ruhr The drive to the Elbe The drive to the Elbe (continued) The German surrender The last phase. Digitized by the U.S. Army Center of Military History: http://www.history.army.mil · "Bibliographical note": pages 557-568 · Originally published: 1954 · S

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