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THE GUNS AT LAST LIGHT
By: Rick Atkinson
The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
Henry Holt
May 2013
On Sale: May 14, 2013
896 pages
ISBN: 0805062904
EAN: 9780805062908
Kindle: B009LRWHQI
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The magnificent conclusion to Rick Atkinsonβs acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II It is the twentieth centuryβs 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 allβthe titanic battle for Western Europe. D-Day marked the commencement of the final campaign of the European war, and Atkinsonβs 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 Reichβall 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, Atkinsonβs accomplishment is manifest. He has produced the definitive chronicle of the war that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom in the West.
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