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Closing With the Enemy: How Gis Fought the War in Europe, 1944-1945 (Modern War Studies)
Closing With the Enemy: How Gis Fought the War in Europe, 1944-1945 (Modern War Studies)
Author: Michael D. Doubler
Condition: New
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Closing With the Enemy: How GIs Fought the War in Europe, 1944–1945 examines how American innovation under the pressures of combat helped secure victory on the Western Front. Michael D. Doubler traces the operational arc from the breakout in Normandy through the Ardennes and into Germany, emphasizing small‑unit tactics, combined‑arms operations, and the attitudes and battle experiences of ordinary GIs to show how adaptation and improvisation at the platoon and company level shaped campaign outcomes.
Published in the Modern War Studies series by the University Press of Kansas, this academic monograph offers a focused, source‑driven study of U.S. Army operations in 1944–1945, addressing weapons, combat methods, and operational effectiveness. Written by Michael D. Doubler, the book is geared toward history enthusiasts and scholars seeking detailed analysis of infantry combat, tactical innovation, and the human dimension of ground warfare in Western Europe.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
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Title: Closing With the Enemy: How GIs Fought the War in Europe, 1944–1945
Author: Michael D. Doubler
Series: Modern War Studies
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Theater of War
Chronological Scope
World War II, 1944–1945
Operations and Campaigns
Nations and Forces Involved
Axis ground forces in Western Europe
Type and Focus of Book
Military history / academic monograph
Operational and Tactical Themes
Forces and Branches Emphasized
Weapons, Technology, and Combat Methods
Content Features
Recognition and Academic Use
Descriptive Subject Keywords (Grounded in Sources)
World War II – Western Front
World War II – European Theater – U.S. Army operations
U.S. GIs in Northwest Europe, 1944–1945
Infantry combat in Normandy and France
Breakout from Normandy – U.S. Army
Battle of the Bulge – U.S. ground forces
Small-unit tactics in World War II
Combined-arms operations in Europe
Ground combat – taking and holding territory
Adaptation and innovation in combat units
Operational effectiveness of U.S. Army in 1944–1945
Book Condition: New
Book Condition: New
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