Countdown to Victory The Final European Campaigns of World War II

Name: Countdown to Victory The Final European Campaigns of World War II
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ISBN: 9780060742829

ISBN-10: 0060742828

ISBN-13: 9780060742829

Edition: N/A

Authors: Barry Turner

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In most accounts of World War II, the last six months of fighting in Europe are tucked into an epilogue. After the Battle of the Bulge, the Nazis are assumed to be as good as defeated. In fact, they fought to their last breath. In the Hrtgen Forest, in the Po Valley of Italy, and in the German industrial heartland of the Ruhr, the Allies suffered horrific losses. Drawing on never-before-published sources, Barry Turner captures the thrill of victory, the despair of defeat, and the staggering human costs of war. From the grunts on the ground to the machinations of generals and statesmen and the daily miseries of civilians caught in the crossfire, Turner brings this critical chapter of…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 11/8/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 5.81" wide x 8.69" long x 1.31" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English



Chronology


Introduction



Misreading Hitler



Comeback



The Best of Enemies, the Worst of Friends



Bleak Midwinter



United in Hate



War in the Air



The Unstoppable War Machine



The Little Guys Fight Back



Advance to the Rhine



Hanging Out the Washing



The Hunger Winter



The Bridge at Remagen



A Set Piece Battle



Into Germany



Meeting the Enemy



On the Way to the Elbe



End Game



Looking for the Exit



Climax


Reflections



Whatever Happened to


Notes


Acknowledgements


Index