Gullickson, Grant, 266–67
Gutekunst, Martin, 281
Gutowsky, Chester, 439
Haas, Hyman, 439
Haig, Douglas, 50
Hall, Fred, 348–49, 447
Hall, John L., 272n, 389
Hamlett, Warner, 334–35, 425–26
Handy, Thomas, 386, 438, 474
Hangsterfer, Hank, 440
Hanks, Clayton, 347
Hansen, Charles, 436
Hardelay, Michel, 459
Harding, 264–65, 385, 386, 393–94, 438, 459, 466, 474
Harris, Arthur, 93, 94, 95, 239
Harris, Charles, 243–44
Harris, Claude, 59
Harrison, Gordon, 36, 99, 115
Harwood, Johnathan, 413, 414
Hastings, Max, 52, 303
Havener, J. K., 242, 243, 245–46
Hawkes, Bill, 335
Head, Charlie, 572
Healey, Robert, 484–85
Heaney, Gerald, 400, 403
“hedgehogs,” 109, 125, 136, 520
Heintz, André, 101–2, 528, 529
Hemingway, Ernest, 478–79
Henderson, Joe, 232
Hendrix, Bill, 439
Hendry, Cyril, 160, 542, 543
Hendry, James, 511
Henry, Private, 546
Henry V (Shakespeare), 171, 550
Hersh, Martin V., 314
Heydte, Frederick von der, 116, 190, 217, 218, 238, 247, 300–302, 304, 305–6, 579
Hickey, Jim, 331
Hicks, George, 504
Hicks, Herb, 348, 349
Higgins, Andrew Jackson, 45–46, 47n, 57, 286, 406, 487, 498
Higgins boats, 46–47, 111, 136–37, 149, 170, 183, 252, 260, 263, 268, 271, 274, 275, 277, 285, 325, 326, 342, 346, 371, 376
Higgins Industries, 45–46, 487
Hilfswilligen (auxiliaries), 33–34
Hill, Jacob, 415
Hill, O. B., 311
Hillberg, Ernest, 385–86
Hilscher, Lieutenant, 334
Hilton-Jones, Major, 560
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 46
Hiroshima bombing, 97, 405
Hitler, Adolf, 46, 191, 195, 238, 262, 338, 426, 508, 583
Allied forces as viewed by, 26, 28–29
conspiracy against, 70
D-Day activities of, 191, 302, 480–82, 483
details remembered by, 37–38, 86
directives of, 28–29, 36
Fortitude plan and, 80, 82, 85
military strategy of, 27–33, 35, 36–38, 116, 118, 250, 454, 578–79, 587
Overlord as viewed by, 80, 82, 84, 85, 86, 88–89, 164
panzer units commanded by, 69, 114, 218, 302, 481, 518
Rommel and, 60, 63, 64, 68, 69, 70, 82, 96, 117, 118, 179
Wehrmacht as viewed by, 26, 35
Hitler Youth, 35, 146, 523
Hobart, Percy, 54, 510
“Hobart’s Funnies,” 54, 510, 520, 541–43, 551
Hoffman, Lieutenant Commander, 266
Hoffner, Barnett, 144, 378
Holdy, 301, 302
Honan, Josh, 532–37, 580
Honour, George, 509, 512–14
Hooper, John, 462
Hoover, J. Edgar, 146
Horsa gliders, 19, 173, 197, 308, 573, 574
House of Commons, British, 502–4
House of Representatives, U.S., 496
Hoving, Walter, 493
Howard, John, 20, 50, 102, 141, 153, 185, 218, 219, 228, 230, 264, 504, 516, 554, 564, 568–70, 579, 581
Howell, Raymond, 345
Huebner, Clarence, 144, 405, 416, 436, 438, 467
Hummle, Ray, 311
Hutch, Lieutenant, 444–45
Ireland, Alfred, 314
Irving, Bill, 231, 232, 233
Irwin, Don, 369–71
Isaacs, Jack, 308
Italy, Allied offensive in, 39, 40, 51, 60–61, 112, 113, 117, 172, 179, 194, 346, 503, 506–7, 560
Jackson, Charles “Chuck,” 286, 287, 293
Jahnke, Arthur, 118–19, 207–10, 246–247, 277, 291
James, Herbert, 307
Japan:
Allied invasion planned for, 152n
armed forces of, 34
military strategy of, 117, 587
Pearl Harbor attacked by, 257, 496, 587
women in, 489n
Jarreau, Charles, 162, 167, 168, 326–327, 395
Jefferson, Thomas, 67
Jeziorski, Edward, 154–55, 185
Jodl, Alfred, 63, 99, 114, 150, 292, 302, 469, 481
Johnakin, Seaman, 390
Johnson, Clarence “Kelly,” 251
Johnson, Howard “Jumpy,” 192, 236, 304, 306, 319
Johnson, L. “Legs,” 193, 297
Johnson, Sigie, 538–39, 543
Johnston, Ronald, 537–38, 542
Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), U.S., 86
Jones, David, 214, 310–11
Jones, James Elmo, 196, 220
Jones, Ralph, 500
Juno Beach, 531–48
air bombardment of, 534, 548
Allied military forces assigned to, 77, 119
casualties at, 537, 538, 539, 541
defenses of, 112, 517, 532, 534, 535, 536, 539–40, 544, 546, 548, 577
French civilians at, 537, 544, 547
gap between Sword Beach and, 551, 552, 564, 576
German counterattack at, 517–18, 539, 545, 546, 548
houses at, 519
invasion front at, 577
landing craft for, 170, 263, 533–36, 538–39, 540–41, 542
machine guns at, 545, 546, 547
Mike sector of, 533
military objectives for, 119, 547, 548
mining of, 532, 536, 537, 538
mortar attacks at, 550
naval bombardment of, 534, 548
naval reconnaissance for, 75
obstacles at, 517, 532, 533, 536, 537, 539
Omaha Beach compared with, 539, 541, 544, 548
pillboxes at, 536, 539, 541, 543, 546
plan for, 136, 534
prisoners at, 546–47, 548
seawall at, 541, 544–45
tanks for, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541–544, 546, 547
trench system at, 539–40, 544
Utah Beach compared with, 515
Kampfgruppe Meyer, 342, 469, 524–25
Kasserine Pass, Battle of, 60, 71, 130, 361
Keating, Jack, 427
Keegan, John, 164, 202, 532, 548
Keeler, Owen, 384–85, 387
Kelly, Edward, 363
Kelly, James, 316
Kelly, Lieutenant, 425
Kemp, John, 233
Kenser, Thomas, 337
Kerchner, George, 186, 407, 408–9, 410, 411–12
Kieffer, Philip, 553
Kimmel, Husband, 496
Kindersley, Hugh, 568–69
King, Ernest J., 497
King, Mackenzie, 499
King, W. M., 440–41
Kirk, Alan G., 434
Knight, James, 389
Kobe, George, 343
Koenig, Pierre Joseph, 97
Koischwitz, Max Otto, 55
Kortenhaus, Werner, 570
Kraiss, Dietrich, 176–77, 342–43, 469–70, 524–25
Krancke, Theodor, 85, 177, 259–60, 265
Kratzer, Weldon, 134–35
Krause, Edward, 223, 236–37, 313, 314, 317
Kriegsmarine (German navy), 86, 100, 136–40, 163, 259–60, 265–266, 292, 578
Krone, Sergeant, 322
Kuhn, Jack, 415–16
Kursk offensive, 28, 33, 34
L-5, 172, 472, 473, 474
La Barquette, 234, 304, 306, 319
Lacy, Joe, 429
La Fière, 308, 309, 312
La Guardia, Fiorello, 494
Laird, Sergeant, 328
Lalonde, Maurice, 499
La Madeleine, 112, 118–19, 207–10, 246–47, 276
landing
craft:
air support for, 244, 246–47, 248, 252
barrage balloons of, 184, 258, 372, 475, 580
channel crossing of, 256–58, 260
departure of, 181–82
deployment of, 43–45, 71, 76, 80
German naval attacks against, 86, 136–40, 292
landings of, 271–74
loading of, 168–73, 260–62
Luftwaffe threat to, 184, 186
naval support for, 244, 252
number of, 80, 83, 88, 257–58
preparation of, 86
sinking of, 267–68, 276
training on, 134, 138–40, 168–69
troops on, 168–73, 182, 184–86
Lane, George, 126–27
Lane, Mrs. H. M., 497
Lang, Daniel, 506–7
Langdon, Allen, 226
Langrune-sur-Mer, 551, 552
La Rivière, 519, 522, 524
La Roche-Guyon, 303, 480
Larson, Devon, 368
Laval, Pierre, 505
Law, Robert, 309
LCA (landing craft assault), 325, 327, 400, 405–6, 407, 429, 519, 535, 536, 540–41, 550, 552, 553, 555
LCC (landing craft control), 257, 262, 267–68, 276
LCC 60, 262, 267–68, 276
LCI (landing craft, infantry), 44, 124, 134, 169, 257, 258, 268, 286, 327, 371, 377, 390, 392, 395, 429, 436, 439, 448, 475, 479, 484, 553, 554, 557, 566
LCI 91, 173, 340–41
LCI 94, 168, 327, 340
LCM (landing craft, medium), 44, 134, 138, 173, 257, 258, 261–62, 360, 396, 448, 514, 522
LCT (landing craft, tank), 43, 47, 121, 124, 127–28, 138, 139, 169, 173, 181, 182, 256, 258, 268, 271–74, 276, 360–65, 371, 373, 382–84, 391–92, 436–39, 448–49, 472–78, 510, 514, 519–21, 534, 538, 539, 542, 550, 551
LCT 535, 184, 272–74
LCT 600, 271–72
LCT 607, 184, 272
LCT 614, 369–71
LCT 713, 256, 362
LCT (R) (landing craft, tank with rocket launcher), 121, 138–39, 152, 186, 270–71, 273, 275, 323, 392, 400, 514, 520, 534, 557
LCT (R) 450, 270–71
LCVP (landing craft, vehicle and personnel), 44, 45, 46–47, 86, 124, 134, 138, 173, 258, 260, 262, 267, 268, 325, 339, 371, 406, 436, 439, 448, 476, 478, 479
Lebenson, Leonard, 220, 295
Lee, J. C. H., 148
Lees, Howard, 278
Le Hamel, 519, 523, 524, 530
Le Havre, 72, 549
Leigh-Mallory, Trafford, 69, 94, 95, 138, 178–79, 183, 187, 189, 221–222, 228, 239, 241, 319
Les-Dunes-de-Varreville, 275, 278
Les Forges, 287–90
Les Moulins, 321, 331, 419, 453, 461
LeSueur, Larry, 504
Leveque, Charles, 363
Levers, G. W., 540–41, 546–47
Levy, Lewis, 309, 310
Lewis, John Robert, 258
Lewis, William, 344, 345, 456
Liebling, A. J., 322, 392
Life, 395
Lindo, R. J., 366
Lindquist, Roy E., 24
Lindsay, William, 404
Lion-sur-Mer, 551–52
Lipton, Carwood, 48, 49, 162, 204, 304
Littke, Al, 376–77
Lomell, Leonard, 415–16, 417
London, German bombing of, 31, 248, 482
Longest Day, The (film), 210, 343, 569
Longest Day, The (Ryan), 371–72
Longues-sur-Mer, 111, 119, 527–29
Lord, Kenneth, 125–26, 128
Lovat, Lord, 142, 550, 556–57, 559, 561, 562, 569–70, 571–72
Lovelace, Roger, 240, 241, 242, 245
Low, Rex, 581
LST (landing ship, tank), 43, 45, 47, 54n, 72, 86, 111, 124, 134, 139, 144, 149, 151, 163, 169–70, 244, 252, 257–58, 260, 261, 360, 487, 490, 497, 553
LST 459, 169–70
LST 530, 171–72, 258
Luck, Hans von, 60, 61, 114, 190, 218–19, 567, 570
Luftwaffe:
airbases of, 72, 132, 240, 249
aircraft of, 31–32
bombardments by, 31, 184, 186, 239
command of, 68
defensive strategy of, 92
ineffectiveness of, 30, 56, 163, 164, 242, 245, 248, 249, 251, 252, 384, 482, 578, 579–80
minelaying by, 170
observation planes of, 371–72
Lutz, Marvin, 400, 404
Lynn, Bill, 383
M-1 rifles, 153, 191, 206, 324, 350, 375, 420, 424
M-7 cannons, 363–65
Mabry, George L., 132, 283–85, 293, 300
McAllister, John, 375
MacArthur, Douglas, 59, 65
McAuliffe, Anthony, 207, 299
McCallum, Sidney, 204–5, 296
McCook, 262, 385–86, 387–88
Mace, Andre, 211n, 237n
McKenzie, Dr., 393–94
McKinney, Benjamin, 338
McMath, Allen, 375–76
MacNeely, Carlton, 278, 279
MacPhee, John, 347
McQuaid, Sergeant, 539
Madill, Lawrence, 140, 336–37
Maginot Line, 109, 230, 322, 577n
Maimone, Salva, 417
Maloney, Arthur, 310, 312
Marcks, Erich, 177, 190, 217, 238, 246, 470, 565
Marie, Clement, 100, 264
Marines, U.S., 43, 45, 46
Markum, Arkie, 159–60
Marquis, M. C., 476
Marshall, George C., 40, 96, 419, 495n, 497
Eisenhower and, 65, 66, 84, 91–92, 94, 319
Marshall, John, 495
Marshall, S. L. A., 311–12
Marshall, W. J., 384
Martin, Pete, 395
Masny, Otto, 412
Mason, S. B., 389–90
Masters, Peter, 145–46, 150, 154, 156, 560–64, 569, 570–71
Mather, John, 377, 378
Mathias, Robert Mason, 22–24, 25, 26
Mazzara, Buddy, 356
ME-109, 580
ME-262, 31–32, 53, 118
medics, 144, 155, 215–16, 307, 351–352, 390–92, 394, 424, 426, 436–437, 476
Meehan, Thomas, 204
Meeks, Lawrence, 425
Mehaffey, Jay, 429, 458, 461
Meise, Wilhelm, 63
Mendez, Louis, 207
Mercader, Guillaume, 102, 104
Merderet River, 212–13, 308, 310, 319, 452n
Merlano, Louis, 207
Merrill, Dick, 427
Merville, 119, 227–30, 517, 549, 568
Messerschmitt, Willy, 31
Metcalfe, John, 421
Meyer, John, 243, 245
Meyer, Werner, 235
Michie, Ian, 269
Middleton, Charles, 248
Miller, Capt. Robert, 125
Miller, Charles, 315
Miller, Cpl. Robert, 182, 373–74, 388
Miller, George, 428
Miller, Henry, 84
Millin, Bill, 550, 557, 561, 569–70
mines:
antennae, 254
Belgian gate, 109, 125, 476
box, 377
contact, 254
Mark IV antitank, 191
pressure, 254
S-, 111, 281–82, 283, 290, 292, 377, 462
Teller, 109, 126, 339, 340, 376, 377, 444, 535, 538
Mohrle, Charles, 250
Mominee, Albert, 354–55
Montauban, 105–6
Montgomery, Bernard Law, 76
Eisenhower and, 66, 69, 187
as military strategist, 91, 92, 515–516, 525
offensive strategy of, 50–51
optimism of, 515–16
planning by, 119–20, 128–29, 183, 187
security measures by, 83
SHAEF communiqué and, 483, 489–90
Moody, Peter, 251
Moody, William, 402
Moon, Ray, 442
Morgan, Frederick
, 71, 76, 83, 86
Moriarity, William, 244
Morison, Samuel Eliot, 42, 170, 259, 269, 270, 388, 389
morphine, 191, 308, 374, 391, 392, 462, 479, 553
Morrow, George, 402
Mountbatten, Lord Louis, 40, 145
Mouser, George, 161–62
Mulberry harbors, 54, 566
Murdoch, Gil, 330
Murphy, Mike, 220
Murray, Elmer, 162
Murrow, Edward R., 491, 504
Mussolini, Benito, 46, 506
Myers, Bob, 285
Nalecz-Tyminski, Romauld, 256, 265–66, 552
Nance, E. Ray, 329
Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, 39, 508
Nash, Leo, 329
Navy, U.S.:
boat production by, 45–46, 47
bombardments by, 156, 158, 183, 189, 262–70, 274, 577
Bureau of Ships of, 45, 47
destroyers of, 256, 257, 265, 385–390, 404, 407, 419, 421, 438, 444, 459–60, 479, 497
medical care by, 390–94
mines weeping operations of, 125, 170, 254–56
naval supremacy of, 32, 36, 37, 41, 113, 117, 118, 120–21
strategy for, 120–21, 163–64, 186–87
tactical support by, 43, 163–64, 183, 186–87, 247, 252, 253, 254–268, 274, 454, 483
Nazis:
indoctrination by, 35, 146, 238, 523
leadership of, 68, 579
propaganda of, 150, 508
racial ideology of, 147, 262
Rommel’s views on, 70
Neighbor, Charles, 335n
Nelson, Donald, 455–56
Neuville-au-Plain, 206, 314, 315–16, 317
Nevada, 170, 257, 259, 263, 268, 290
New York City, 492–94
New York Daily Mirror, 493
New York Daily News, 492–93
New Yorker, 490, 491, 492, 501, 506
New York Post, 495
New York Stock Exchange, 493–94
New York Times, 489, 492, 493, 494, 496, 508
Nieblas, R. J., 226
Night Drop (Marshall), 311–12
Niland, Fritz, 316–17
Niland, Robert, 316
Ninth Air Force, U.S., 94, 159, 241
91st Luftlande Division, German, 127, 178, 299
915th Infantry Regiment, German, 342, 469, 525
919th Infantry Regiment, German, 276–77
Nixon, Louis, 285
Nomburg, Harry, 146, 559–60
Norfleet, Willard, 343
Normandy:
Calvados coast of, 73–74, 77, 80, 83, 88, 127, 172, 176, 177, 303, 481
churches in, 445–46, 459, 466
Cotentin Peninsula of, 34, 72–73, 76, 86, 88, 127, 136, 156, 164, 173, 178–79, 190, 197, 199, 236, 242, 292, 293, 303, 481, 517, 577
hedgerows in, 130–31, 219–20, 223, 295, 296, 304, 315, 433, 445, 447, 451–52, 454, 455, 457, 463, 470, 517, 524, 577, 578, 581
population of, 505
stone houses in, 402–3, 404, 463, 544
North Africa, Allied offensive in, 26, 39, 40, 59, 60, 61, 71, 130, 346, 361
Norton, Kenneth, 413, 414
Norway, 80–82, 83, 84, 164, 491
No. 4 Commando, British, 142, 554, 555, 572