Looking for Pub Sources on 21st Army Group and US 3rd Army

[Stephan H.]

I am looking for recommendations on any authoritative published sources that cover:

1) Montgomery's 21st Army Group operations across Germany in 1945;
2) Patton’s drive across Germany and into Czechoslovakia in 1945.

Thanks on advance!
Stephan

[John W. Howard]

Hi Stephan:
Somewhere I have a copy of Lucky Forward written by a staff officer in Patton's command. I have no idea where you might find a copy of it, but from what I remember, it had an excellent staff level view of all of 3rd Army's operations. Let me look for you and get back.

[Stephan H.]

John - My initial look into this period has produced few good published works, so any suggestions are welcome!

[PaulJ]

Always start with the official histories, many of which are available in their entirety on-line.

See http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/ETO/Central/index.html

[Andy H]

The following thesis (THESIS00175225) is available online for free at:-

http://ethos.bl.uk/Home.do;jsessionid=A ... 7186C5A3D0

Thesis title Field Marshal Montgomery, 21st Army Group and North-West Europe, 1944-45.
Author Hart, Stephen Ashley.
Awarding Institution King's College London (University of London)
Year of Award 1995
Qualification name PhD thesis Qualification Level doctoral

Registration is free and its veritable trove of interesting articles

Regards

Andy H

[Stephan H.]

Gentlemen-thanks for the references.

Paul - I've been to that site (and it is a good one) and reviewed the official histories some time ago.

Andy - Thanks! I'll check out the link.

I've come to the conclusion that there isn't much out there that covers the Allied drive across Germany and into parts east (Austria, Czechoslovakia) from a military perspective.

I think I may have to put that on the list of projects to tackle.

Cheers,
Stephan