I started to read this book on August 7, 2010, and finished reading it on August 22, 2010.

This book is part of the "United States Army in World War II" series. This 78 volume series is the official history of the U.S. Army during World War II. This book is part of "The European Theater of Operations" sub-series. There are ten books in this sub-series, with the seven operational books occurring chronologically as follows (the other three volumes are also listed):

"The Supreme Command"

"Logistical Support of the Armies, Volume I: May 1941 - September 1944"
"Logistical Support of the Armies, Volume II: September 1944 - May 1945"

"Cross Channel Attack"
"Breakout and Pursuit"
"Riviera to the Rhine" / "The Lorraine Campaign" / "The Siegfried Line Campaign"
"The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge"
"The Last Offensive"

This book covers the period of time from January 1944 (after the Battle of the Bulge) to the end of hostilities in May 1945. 'The focus ... is on the role of the American Armies - First, Third, Seventh, Ninth, and, to a lesser extent, Fifteenth.... The role of Allied armies - First Canadian, First French, and Second British - is recounted in sufficient detail to put the role of American forces in perspective, as is the story of tactical air forces in support of the ground troops.'

Some laughter, some sorrow.