The Supreme Command (United States Army in World War II: The European Theater of Operations Volume 1)

xxi, 607 pp. Green cloth, gilt titles. Includes 11 tables, 9 charts, 16 maps, 64 illustrations, 7 appendices, bibliographical notes, glossaries, and index. "...designed as the capstone of the subseries. A history of Supreme Headquarters, it covers Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) theater command and the Supreme Commander focusing on the nature of coalition command and the critical decisions made. Tactical operations at army group level are discussed, covering the entire war from D-day to V-E Day. In addition, more attention than in other volumes is given to political and nonoperational questions: civil affairs, press relations, military government, and so forth" (United States Army in World War II Reader's Guide, pp. 70-72).