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Contents Preface vii Courtney Hicks Hodges: A Biographical Sketch 1 1. The Invasion of France and the Lodgment in Normandy, 2 June–24 July 1944 5 2. Operation Cobra and the Breakthrough at St. Lô, 25–31 July 1944 65 3. Exploitation of the St. Lô Breakthrough, 1 August–12 September 1944 81 4. The Battle of Germany, 13 September–15 December 1944 127 5. The German Counteroffensive and the Drive to the Roer River, 16 December 1944–22 February 1945 213 6. Crossing the Roer River, 23–28 February 1945 305 7. Crossing the Rhine River, 1–24 March 1945 315 8. Exploitation of the Remagen Bridgehead, 25 March–18 April 1945 347 9. Final Operations, 19 April–7 May 1945 377 Appendix: Locations of First U.S. Army Command Posts, 9 June 1944–14 May 1945 395 Notes 397 Bibliography 525 Index 531 Illustrations follow page 292 ...

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