Scenario Overview Three scenarios cover the operations of the 35th Infantry Division and Combat Command B of the 4th Armored Division operating in the 35th Infantry Division’s zone during the opening of the XII...
As the Great War was coming to an end, the US Army had the First and Second Armies in the field in France. The Third Army was not activated until 15 November 1918, four days after the Armistice was signed. ...
This posting continues with additional recommended reading on the Lorraine Campaign. Most include very helpful maps and orders of battle. Unit Histories and Battles within the Lorraine Campaign Don M. Fox’s...
Future postings will list some books and studies that provided information on and analysis of the Lorraine campaign. I’ll share my what I’ve learned from my study of this campaign, especially with regard...
In the early days of this blog, I posted a series of articles using the Normandy campaign as a case study on how to use reading, map study, miniature wargaming, and battlefield visits to study military operations in the...
To understand the role of Cherbourg and other Fortified Ports lets look at Military historian James A. Huston’s definition of Logistics. He says logistics is “The application to war of the factors of time and...
An earlier blog posting addressed the mission of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), which manages and operates American overseas military cemeteries, including the ten in what was the European Theater of...
On all of our visits to Europe we always make a point of visiting US military cemeteries, as well as those of Britain, Canada, France, Poland, Belgium, and Germany. We have never made a trip to Normandy without...
The terrain feature of Normandy that had the greatest impact on military operations was the dense area of hedgerows that dominated the American sector and the western part of the British Sector, an area known as the...
Earlier blogs have addressed important considerations in planning a visit to the Normandy battlefields. Here are some suggestions and ideas specifically regarding Normandy. How to See It There are several options:...