WORLD WAR II; US ARMY.

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[Official reports concerning the United States Army during the Second World War:] General Brehon Burke Somervell copies, with his name on the front covers, the first two volumes inscribed to him by George Marshall, who selected Somervell to command the newly created Services of Supply.The first volume is inscribed "To General Somervell, with appreciation and warm regard, G. Marshall"; the second, "Dear Somervell - Please accept this copy of my final report as Chief of Staff, with appreciation of your tremendous service to the army and support of me, with my affectionate regards - G. Marshall, October 5, 1945"."General George C. Marshall, the army's chief of staff during World War II, held Somervell in high regard for his ability to perform monumental tasks... The US Army in World War II was probably the best-supplied army that had ever gone to war. Much of the credit for that accomplishment goes to Somervell, who provided the 'sinews of war' for a military effort that literally spanned the globe" (American National Biography).The first two reports were submitted by Marshall. The first, covering July 1941 to June 1943, describes the United States Army's expansion from emergency mobilisation through Pearl Harbor, early defeats, and the first major Allied offensives. The second, covering July 1943 to June 1945, recounts the campaigns that brought victory in Italy, Germany, and Japan, and sets out Marshall's analysis of American mobilisation, strategy, supply, and command. The th

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