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If Operation Overlord failed, the entire Allied enterprise in World War II faced abject collapse. This new history of the events leading up to D-Day explains why, and what the preparations for success actually involved. Adapted from the source document.

In a speech to the U.S. Commission on Military History, the author ruminates on the distinctions between journalism and history, and the extent to which the genres can inform and complement one another. (With Rick Atkinson's permission, the text of his speech has been lightly edited to make it more accessible to readers.—Ed.)

Front cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 From York to West Point -- 2 Apprenticeship -- 3 World War I and the Roaring Twenties -- 4 Professional Growth -- 5 The Approach of War -- 6Marshall's Fireman andDivision Command -- 6 Marshall's Fireman and Division Command -- 7Forging the Thunderbolt -- 7 Forging the Thunderbolt -- 8 On to the War -- 9 European Theater Commander -- 10 Mediterranean Theater of Operations -- Photographs -- 11 Stalemate in Italy and the Invasion of Southern France -- 12 Sixth Army Group -- 13 The Vosges and Alsace Campaigns -- 14 Winter of Discontent -- 15 Victory in Europe -- 16 Postwar Challenges -- 17 Retirement and Beyond -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

Machine generated contents note:pt. IA PEACETIME ARMY PREPARES FOR WAR --1.Seduced, Kidnapped, and Cruelly Used: Tensions in America --2.Roving Dispositions and Soaring Spirits: Enlisting in a Peacetime Army --3.Closeness and Smartness in Everything He Does: Training and Duties --4.Working Hard at the Firelock: Preparing for War --pt. IITHE WARTIME ARMY --5.Evident Superiority Even in Woods: Adapting to Warfare in America --6.Gone Volunteer to America: Recruiting for the American War --7.Barracks and Barns, Transports and Tents, Wigwams and Blankets --8.Beef and Bread, Fever and Flux, Swimming and Sack Races --9.The Plunder Problem --10.Bringers Handsomely Rewarded: Recruiting for Global War --11.Bounties, Wages, Rewards, Prizes, and Promotions --pt. IIIENDING CAREERS, ENDING THE WAR --12.The Remains of Regiments --13.Long and Faithful Services.