Foreword by Carlo D'Este Preface 1. A Philosophy of Battle 2. From Theory to Practice 3. Orders of Battle 4. Strategy, Logistics, and Perception 5. Breaching the Line of the Moselle 6. Opportunity and Counterattack 7. The Problem of Metz 8. Correcting the Army Line 9. Planning for the November Offensive 10. The Fall of Metz 11. Advance to the West Wall 12. Assessment Appendix Selected Bibliography Index
John Nelson Rickard is a Canadian army officer completing his Ph.D. in military history at the University of New Brunswick. His area of expertise is World War II with particular emphasis on the campaigns in northwest Europe. He lives in Alberta, Canada.
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