| Variant title |
Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander |
| Series |
Studies in naval history and sea power
Studies in naval history and sea power. ^A1375046
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| Partial contents |
A common bond of danger -- No substantial landing in France unless we are going to stay -- For what are we to plan? -- I am to plan the reconquest of Europe -- The Indian Army and chasing Pancho Villa -- For the first time I really believe in this operation -- This operation will be the primary U.S.-British ground and air effort in Europe -- Passing phase -- The far shore -- I'm asking for your army, your General Marshall, and your Ambassador Biddle -- The Supreme Operations for 1944 -- Monty didn't bring us anything new -- Epilogue |
| Partial contents |
Glossary of selected code names and abbreviations -- Appendix A: British Chiefs of Staff (COS) and American Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) -- Appendix B: Structure of the British Army's Home Forces,1940-44 -- Appendix C: Outline OVERLORD plan, cover letter, and digest -- Appendix D: Organizational charts of COSSAC, initial formation and as of January 1944 -- Appendix E: Organizational chart of Western Allies command structure -- Appendix F: Organization chart of the chain of command from the Combined Chiefs of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander for OVERLORD. |
| Abstract |
"When Frederick Morgan was appointed COSSAC (Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander), in the spring of 1943, there was no approved plan for a cross-Channel attack and no commander. There was not even agreement about when the re-entry into the Continent would occur. The western Allies were in the midst of a great debate about the strategy or strategies to defeat Nazi Germany. COSSAC's primary task was to create a plan that would be approved by the inter-allied Combined Chiefs of Staff. COSSAC presents a new interpretation of Morgan's vital contributions to the development of the OVERLORD plan by exploring his leadership, his unorthodox approach to problem-solving, and his willingness to disregard or modify orders he thought wrong"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Kepher, Stephen C., COSSAC Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2020] 9781682475218 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2019051442 |
| ISBN | 9781682475089 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1682475085 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
