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Review ". . . by the dean of American military historians . . ."―Washington Post Bookworld "An outstanding and highly recommended work."―Journal of American History "Precisely informative and broadly rewarding."―Kirkus Reviews "The best account we have of the World War II campaigns from Normandy to the Elbe."―American Historical Review "The publication of Eisenhower's Lieutenants is an event of significance in American military writing. . . . admirable . . . clearly the product of exhaustive, painstaking research."―The New York Times Book Review "I had thought I knew everything about World War II that I would ever want to know. I was wrong. Reading Eisenhower's Lieutenants was a wonderfully enriching experience. I learned more than I ever would have thought possible. This will unquestionably become one of the great classics of American military history."―Stephen E. Ambrose Product Description "The publication of Eisenhower's Lieutenants is an event of significance in American military writing. . . . admirable . . . clearly the product of exhaustive, painstaking research." ―The New York Times Book Review " . . . the best account we have of the World War II campaigns from Normandy to the Elbe." ―American Historical Review " . . . precisely informative and broadly rewarding." ―Kirkus Reviews " . . . an outstanding and highly recommended work." ―Journal of American History " . . . by the dean of American military historians . . . " ―Washington Post Bookworld CONTENTS Preface Part One: The Armies Part Two: Normandy Part Three: France Part Four: The Disputed Middle Ground Part Five: Germany Epilogue Notes and Sources Index Review I had thought I knew everything about World War II that I would ever want to know. I was wrong. Reading Eisenhower's Lieutenants was a wonderfully enriching experience. I learned more than I ever would have thought possible. This will unquestionably become one of the great classics of American military history. -- Stephen E. Ambrose From the Back Cover At the same time that the American army was preparing itself for this crucial test in European warfare, during the months of World War II preceding the 6th of June 1944, one of America's leading military historians was engaged in writing a history similar to the present work, but concerned with an American army of the nineteenth century.