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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2 - FOUNDATIONS AND FIRST BATTLES
Introduction
The Interwar Years and Doctrinal Development
The 50th (Northumbrian) Division-Tyne and Tees
With the B.E.F. in France, 1940
North Africa and Sicily, 1941-1943
Experience Gained?
CHAPTER 3 - LEARNING TO JUMP OUT OF A BOAT
Introduction
Changes in Personnel
Changes in Organizational Composition
Amphibious Assaults-Lessons Learned, 1942-1943
Training for D-Day
Value of Training
Morale
The Enemy in Normandy
Invasion Training-An Assessment
CHAPTER 4 - NORMANDY
Introduction
D-Day
“Colossal Cracks”-Montgomery’s Operational Technique
Cristot, Tilly-sur-Seulles, and Villers Bocage
The July Battles and the Breakout
Morale
The Other Veteran Divisions
Final Battles
The 50th Division in Normandy-An Assessment
CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSION
Breakout, Market Garden, and Disbandment
Other Assessments
The Bocage and Combined Arms Integration
Further Research
50 Div-Combat Effective
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER
APPENDIX A - 21st Army Group-June, 1944
APPENDIX B - Infantry Brigades of the 50th Division
APPENDIX C - Infantry Battalions of the 50th Division in Normandy-June, 1944
APPENDIX D - Victoria Cross Citation for WO2 Stanley E. Hollis, August 17, 1944
BIBLIOGRAPHY
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, Kew, England (Formerly known as the Public Records Office)
THE COMBINED ARMS RESEARCH LIBRARY, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
DIRECTORATE OF HISTORY AND HERITAGE, Department of National Defense, Canada
UNITED STATES ARMY FIELD MANUALS
OFFICIAL HISTORIES
PRIMARY SOURCES: Published
PRIMARY SOURCES: Internet
SECONDARY SOURCES: Books
SECONDARY SOURCES: Journal Articles
SECONDARY SOURCES: Internet
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