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Forgotten Mistakes: Crossing The Rhine Gorge, 1945, Michael Duncan
Forgotten Mistakes: Crossing The Rhine Gorge, 1945, Michael Duncan
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
In the years following World War II, official military records along with news reports and personal accounts of senior military leaders formed a narrative that emphasized American exceptionalism and focused on the success of the United States military. That original narrative became a foundation for foreign policy and military doctrine, and its characterization of the tactical and operational decisions made by American military leaders has remained almost entirely unchallenged. This thesis seeks to reverse that trend by carefully analyzing the tactical and operational aspects of one specific event, the crossing of the Rhine Gorge by the 89th Infantry Division.
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