OPERATION DRAGOON: The Liberation of Southern France 1944

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Discusses how Operation Dragoon and the subsequent Allied advance across southern France were key stages in the liberation of Europe with far-reaching political and military ramifications. Explores the controversy and disagreements between Churchill, Eisenhower, and de Gaulle which threatened to weaken the Anglo-American war effort, but gave birth to Operation Dragoon, and looks at the impact of the operation on the direction and duration of the war against Nazi Germany. Also describes the course of the invasion on the ground -- the massive logistical effort required, the landings, the role played by the French resistance, and the bitter battles fought against German rearguards. Contains 30 illustrations.