Riviera to the Rhine The European Theater of Operations U.S. Army in World War II

A WW2 anniversary commemorative ed. Examines a significant portion of the Allied drive across N. Europe & focuses on the vital role played in that drive by the U.S. 6th Army Group, commanded by Gen. Jacob Devers, & its 2 major components, the Amer. 7th Army, under Gen. Alex. Patch, & the French 1st Army, under Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. Had these forces not existed, Eisenhower's 2 northern armies, would have been stretched much thinner. Covers the period from Aug. Ô44 to early March Ô45 & details the Allied landings in S. France, the capture of Toulon & Marseilles, the drive north through the Rhone River valley, & following the junction of the Riviera forces with those moving east from the Normandy beachhead. Maps & photos.Clarke, Jeffrey J. is the author of 'Riviera to the Rhine The European Theater of Operations U.S. Army in World War II' with ISBN 9780756764869 and ISBN 0756764866.