ABSTRACT
This book, first published in 1952, gives a detailed first-hand account by its commanding officer of the French First Army, from its successful landings in the South of France through its liberation of Marseilles and breakout across the Rhine and victory beyond the Danube. It is a remarkable campaign, overshadowed by the armies of the British and Americans in Northern Europe, and detailed here with precision and passion by one of France’s leading military minds.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|40 pages
The Armed Vigil
part Two|102 pages
From the Mediterranean to the Vosges
part Three|6 pages
The Harsh Autumn Sowing
part Four|192 pages
The Liberation of Alsace
part Five|123 pages
Rhine And Danube