Broad front vs. narrow front: Study based on the Lorraine Campaign

[phaze]

By Robert Walker Grow. I was mostly wondering if anyone knows of how one can get his hands on this title. It's never actually available on Amazon or other bookshops nor can I find it on the net. It's always referenced when it comes to Lorraine Campaign so it's been a point of interest of me for a long time. Any help would be appreciated.

[Richard Anderson]

By Robert Walker Grow. I was mostly wondering if anyone knows of how one can get his hands on this title. It's never actually available on Amazon or other bookshops nor can I find it on the net. It's always referenced when it comes to Lorraine Campaign so it's been a point of interest of me for a long time. Any help would be appreciated.

It is not a book. It is a 16-page research study prepared by Grow, former CG of the 6th AD, for the Office of the Chief of Military History. He wrote it for Hugh Cole's use in writing the Lorraine Campaign. He also wrote "Armor and Mobility in Maintaining the Momentum of a River Crossing: Examples from the Lorraine Campaign" for the same purpose. (Note that in most bibliographies these are assigned the tentative date of 1952, but they were most likely written c. 1948-1949 when Cole was writing his volume. All of those early studies prepared for OCMH as part of the US Army in World War II series are now held by the US National Archives, Archives II, College Park, MD. You will need to inquire there to obtain a copy, although it is also possible the Pentagon Library, AHEC, or the CGSC Library may have copies as well.

[phaze]

By Robert Walker Grow. I was mostly wondering if anyone knows of how one can get his hands on this title. It's never actually available on Amazon or other bookshops nor can I find it on the net. It's always referenced when it comes to Lorraine Campaign so it's been a point of interest of me for a long time. Any help would be appreciated.

It is not a book. It is a 16-page research study prepared by Grow, former CG of the 6th AD, for the Office of the Chief of Military History. He wrote it for Hugh Cole's use in writing the Lorraine Campaign. He also wrote "Armor and Mobility in Maintaining the Momentum of a River Crossing: Examples from the Lorraine Campaign" for the same purpose. (Note that in most bibliographies these are assigned the tentative date of 1952, but they were most likely written c. 1948-1949 when Cole was writing his volume. All of those early studies prepared for OCMH as part of the US Army in World War II series are now held by the US National Archives, Archives II, College Park, MD. You will need to inquire there to obtain a copy, although it is also possible the Pentagon Library, AHEC, or the CGSC Library may have copies as well.

Sadly, all those locations are beyond my geographical reach. I guess with Amazon listing it, I had hopes its availability would be more widespread and thus, within my amateurish grasp but alas ... Thank you very much for your help.

[Richard Anderson]

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