Normandy to Victory: The War Diary of General Courtney H. Hodges and the First U.S. Army

During World War II, U.S. Army generals often maintained diaries of their activities and the day-to-day operations of their command. These diaries have proven to be invaluable historical resources for World War II scholars and enthusiasts alike. Until now, one of the most historically significant of these diaries, the one kept for General Courtney H. Hodges of the First U.S. Army, has not been widely available to the public. Maintained by two of Hodges's aides, Major William C. Sylvan and Captai

Author: William C. Sylvan, Francis G. Smith
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 09/26/2008
Pages: 658
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.61lbs
Size: 9.44h x 6.42w x 1.76d
ISBN: 9780813125251

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 11/14/2008 pg. 21
Choice 08/01/2009

About the Author

John T. Greenwood, retired Chief of the Office of Medical History, Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army, is the author of Medics at War: Military Medicine from Colonial Times to the Twenty-first Century and Milestones of Aviation.

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