The U.S.A. in the European War :
1942-1945
• losses and major achievements of the US army between 1942-1945
Structure
Introduction1.Events that made the U.S. join World War Two2.Major operations of the U.S. in Europe• 2.1 Operation Shingle• 2.2 Operation Overlord• 2.3 Operation Market Garden• 2.4 Operation Veritable
3. Losses and profits• 3.1 Material and Human costs• 3.2 Economical influence in Europe
ConclusionBibliography
First Chapter: Events that made the U.S. join W.W. 2
• On 7 December 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, The United States Congress declared war on Japan
Second chapter: Major operations of the U.S. in
Europe
Operation Shingle
• An Allied amphibious landing in the Italian Campaign
Operation Overlord
• The code name for the Battle of Normandy
Operation Market Garden
• An unsuccessful Allied military operation, fought in the Netherlands
Operation Veritable
• 8 February - 11 March 1945• Main goal: to occupy the west bank of the Rhine
Third Chapter: Losses and Profits
Material and Human costs• Monetarily, in 1940 dollars, the estimated cost was $288
Billion. In 2007 dollars this would amount to approximately $5 Trillion.
• In terms of the costs in American lives lost: 295,790
Economical Influence in Europe• The Marshall Plan- rebuild the economies and spirits of
western Europe
• The U.S. started developing businesses in almost every European country so that they may ensure a global control from any continent.
• They kept their troops and diplomatic officers in Europe, they claimed influence over German territory, Bavarian Region.
Bibliography
• Stephan Badsey- Arnhem 1944:Operation”Market Garden”Publishing (May 27, 1993)
• Antony Beevor- D-Day: Battle for Normandy. Penguin Books; Reprint edition (September 28, 2010)
• Michael J. Hogan -The Marshall Plan. Cambridge University Press (January 27, 1989)