OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF MILITARY HISTORY
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1968
. . . to Those Who Served
CONTENTS
Forward vii The Author viii Preface ix Chapter Page I. The Military Missions 3 II. Middle East Kaleidoscope 17 III. Early Arrivals in Australia 34 IV. The Base in Australia 44 V. Supporting the Papua Campaign 65 VI. The Base in the British Isles 88 VII. Oran and the Provisional Ordnance Group 109 VIII. With II Corps in Tunisia 128 IX. The Short Campaign in Sicily 152 X. Salerno and the Growth of Fifth Army Ordnance Service 172 XI. Anzio and Artillery 191 XII. Rome and "The Forgotten Front": 209 XIII. Arming for the Grand Campaign 219 New Methods of Supply 220 Motor Vehicle Assembly 223 Preparations for a Short Sea Voyage 224 Bomb Disposal 231 The Ordnance Plan for NEPTUNE 232 "The Best-Equipped Fighting Force" 236 XIV. The Far Shore in Normandy 240 OMAHA Beach 240 UTAH Beach 247 Frustration in the Hedgerows 248 Expansion After COBRA: Third Army 258 XV. The Race Across France 262 XVI. At the Siegfried Line in Belgium 294 XVII. Lessons of the Roer and the Ardennes 318 XVIII. Victory in Germany 339 XIX. From Papua to Morotai 353 XX. The Philippines: Leyte 387 XXI. The Philippines: Luzon 407 XXII. The Philippines: The Southern Islands 429 XXIII. Boldly Aiming at Okinawa 443 XXIV. Crescendo on Okinawa 456 XXV. The Guns Fall Silent 475 Bibliographical Note 481 Glossary Code Names Basic Military Map Symbols Index 499