FIRST U.S. ARMY MEMORIAL ALBUM: Normandy June-July 1944. The history of the U.S. 1st Army combat divisions from Cherbourg to St. Lo, Brittany, Operation Cobra and the breakout. Supported by with 54 maps & 1,150 photos!!
FIRST ARMY in Normandy June-July 1944 by Georges Bernage & Dominique Francois.
Following the hugely successful “Invasion Journal Pictorial”, the first volume in the Memorial Album Collection, with sales of 60,000 copies since 1983, this new “Memorial” follows the campaign of the 1st US Army, step by step, from 7 June to 22 August 1944, from the beaches to the Falaise pocket, the battles for Cherbourg and Saint-Lô, and the breakout at Avranches.
A fantastic guide to the battle with present day color photos for comparison with black and white photos from the period.
Extra large volume 8½ x 12 inches.
458 pages with over 1,150 Photos