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the war in Western Europe, 1944-1945

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The Guns at Last Light

the war in Western Europe, 1944-1945

  • 3.75 ·
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  • 7 Have read

This book is the magnificent conclusion to Rick Atkinson's acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II. It is the twentieth century's unrivaled epic: at a staggering price, the United States and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler. In the first two volumes of his bestselling Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson recounted how the American-led coalition fought through North Africa and Italy to the threshold of victory. Now he tells the most dramatic story of all -- the titanic battle for Western Europe. D-Day marked the commencement of the final campaign of the European war, and Atkinson's riveting account of that bold gamble sets the pace for the masterly narrative that follows. The brutal fight in Normandy, the liberation of Paris, the disaster that was Operation Market Garden, the horrific Battle of the Bulge, and finally the thrust to the heart of the Third Reich -- all these historic events and more come alive with a wealth of new material and a mesmerizing cast of characters. Atkinson tells the tale from the perspective of participants at every level, from presidents and generals to war-weary lieutenants and terrified teenage riflemen. When Germany at last surrenders, we understand anew both the devastating cost of this global conflagration and the enormous effort required to win the Allied victory. With the stirring final volume of this monumental trilogy, Atkinson's accomplishment is manifest. He has produced the definitive chronicle of the war that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom in the West. - Publisher.

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Publisher
Henry Holt and Co.
Language
English
Pages
877

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The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
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Table of Contents

Invasion.
The far shore
First tide
Hell's Beach
A conqueror's paradise
Lodgement.
"This long thin line of personal anguish"
A gunman's world
Terror is broken by terror
How easy it is to make a ghost
Liberation.
A monstrous blood-mill
The bright day grew dark
Ministers of thy chastisement
The loveliest story of our time
Pursuit.
"The huntsman is hungry"
The Avenue of Stenches
"Harden the heart and let fly"
Against the West Wall.
"Five barley loaves and three small fishes"
Every village a fortress
A market and a garden
The arrow that flieth by day
The implicated woods.
Charlemagne's tomb
"Do not let us pretend we are all right"
The worst place of any
The flutter of wings.
A town too small for the tragedy
Faith in a friendly universe
To the land of doom
"Providence decrees and we must obey"
A winter shadow.
"We are all so human that it is pitiful"
Staking everything on one card
The light line
"Go easy, boys. There's danger ahead"
The Bulge.
A rendezvous in some flaming town
"Why are you not packing?"
War in the raw
Glory has its price
The agony grapevine
Argonauts.
Citizens of the world
A fateful conference
"Only are eyes are alive"
Crossings.
The inner door to Germany
Two if by sea
"The enemy has reason to fear him"
Lovers' quarrels are a part of love
Victory.
Mark of the Beast
Dragon country
"God, where are You?"
A great silence

Edition Notes

Series
Liberation trilogy ; v. 3

Classifications

Library of Congress
D756 .A78 2013, D756.A78 2013

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
877 p.
Number of pages
877
Dimensions
25 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25427305M
Internet Archive
isbn_9780805062908
ISBN 10
0805062904
ISBN 13
9780805062908
LCCN
2012034312
OCLC/WorldCat
809845108

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