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COSSAC
LT. GEN. SIR FREDERICK MORGAN AND THE GENESIS OF OPERATION OVERLORD
STEPHEN C. KEPHER
NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS
Annapolis, Maryland
Naval Institute Press
291 Wood Road
Annapolis, MD 21402
© 2020 by Stephen C. Kepher
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kepher, Stephen C., author.
Title: COSSAC : Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick Morgan and the genesis of Operation Overlord / Stephen C. Kepher.
Other titles: Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick Morgan and the genesis of Operation Overlord
Description: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019051442 (print) | LCCN 2019051443 (ebook) | ISBN 9781682475089 (hardback) | ISBN 9781682475218 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Morgan, Frederick, 1894–1967. | Operation Overlord. | Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Office of the Chief of Staff—History. | Combined Chiefs of Staff (U.S. and Great Britain)—History. | Generals—Great Britain—Biography. | Military planning—Great Britain—History—20th century. | Military planning—United States—History—20th century.
Classification: LCC D756.5.N6 K465 2020 (print) | LCC D756.5.N6 (ebook) | DDC 940.54/21421092—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019051442
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019051443
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CONTENTS
2 “No Substantial Landing in France Unless We Are Going to Stay”
4 To Plan the Reconquest of Europe
5 The Indian Army and Chasing Pancho Villa
6 “For the First Time I Really Believe in This Operation”
7 The Primary U.S.-British Ground and Air Effort in Europe
10 “Your Army, Your General Marshall and Your Ambassador Biddle”
11 “The Supreme Operations for 1944”
12 “Monty Didn’t Bring Anything New”
Appendix A: British Chiefs of Staff (COS) and American Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
Appendix B: Structure of the British Army’s Home Forces, 1940–44
Appendix C: Outline OVERLORD Plan, Cover Letter, and Digest
Appendix D: Organizational Charts of COSSAC, Initial Formation and as of January 1944
Appendix E: Organizational Chart of Western Allies Command Structure
Glossary of Selected Code Names and Abbreviations