Author: Rick Atkinson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250037816
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
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 they 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 European war's final campaign, 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. With The Guns at Last Light, the stirring #1 New York Times bestseller and final volume of this monumental trilogy, Atkinson has produced the definitive chronicle of the war that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom in the West.
The Guns at Last Light
Author: Rick Atkinson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250037816
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
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 they 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 European war's final campaign, 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. With The Guns at Last Light, the stirring #1 New York Times bestseller and final volume of this monumental trilogy, Atkinson has produced the definitive chronicle of the war that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom in the West.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250037816
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
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 they 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 European war's final campaign, 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. With The Guns at Last Light, the stirring #1 New York Times bestseller and final volume of this monumental trilogy, Atkinson has produced the definitive chronicle of the war that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom in the West.
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War: The victory campaign, the operations in North-West Europe, 1944-1945, by C. P. Stacey
Author: Canada. Department of National Defence. General Staff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Canadian Periodical Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canadian periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1400
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canadian periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1400
Book Description
Canada's Army
Author: J.L. Granatstein
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487509502
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 677
Book Description
Written by J.L. Granatstein, one of the country's leading political and military historians, Canada's Army traces the full three-hundred-year history of the Canadian military. This thoroughly revised third edition brings Granatstein’s work up to date with fresh material and new scholarship on the evolving role of the military in Canadian society. It includes new coverage of the War in Afghanistan; NATO deployments to Poland, Latvia, and Iraq; aid to the civil power deployments; and the role of the army reserve. Masterfully written and passionately argued, Canada's Army offers a rich analysis of the political context for the battles and events that shape our understanding of the Canadian military.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487509502
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 677
Book Description
Written by J.L. Granatstein, one of the country's leading political and military historians, Canada's Army traces the full three-hundred-year history of the Canadian military. This thoroughly revised third edition brings Granatstein’s work up to date with fresh material and new scholarship on the evolving role of the military in Canadian society. It includes new coverage of the War in Afghanistan; NATO deployments to Poland, Latvia, and Iraq; aid to the civil power deployments; and the role of the army reserve. Masterfully written and passionately argued, Canada's Army offers a rich analysis of the political context for the battles and events that shape our understanding of the Canadian military.
The Northwestern Miller
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flour mills
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flour mills
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Sunset Northeastern Garden Book
Author: Anne Moyer Halpin
Publisher: Sunset Books/Sunset Publishing Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
This is "Sunset"'s first comprehensive garden book for 15 Northeastern states and Eastern Canada. A comprehensive plant encyclopedia lists more than 6,000 varieties and a plant selection guide will help solve any garden challenge.
Publisher: Sunset Books/Sunset Publishing Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
This is "Sunset"'s first comprehensive garden book for 15 Northeastern states and Eastern Canada. A comprehensive plant encyclopedia lists more than 6,000 varieties and a plant selection guide will help solve any garden challenge.
Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas
Author: New York Public Library. Reference Dept
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas
Author: New York Public Library. Reference Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
Book Description
Crerar’s Lieutenants
Author: Geoffrey Hayes
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774834862
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
In 1943, General Harry Crerar penned a memorandum in which he noted that there was still much confusion as to “what constitutes an ‘Officer.’” His words reflected the army’s preoccupation with creating an ideal officer who would not only meet the immediate demands of war but also be able to conform to notions of social class and masculinity. Drawing on a wide range of sources and exploring the issue of leadership through new lenses, this book looks at how the army selected and trained its junior officers after 1939 to embody the new ideal. It finds that these young men – through the mentors they copied, the correspondence they left, even the songs they sang – practised a “temperate heroism” that distinguished them from the idealized, heroic visions of officership from the First World War. Fascinating and highly original, this book sheds new light on the challenges many junior officers faced during the Second World War – not only on the battlefield but from Canadians’ often conflicted views about social class and gender.
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774834862
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
In 1943, General Harry Crerar penned a memorandum in which he noted that there was still much confusion as to “what constitutes an ‘Officer.’” His words reflected the army’s preoccupation with creating an ideal officer who would not only meet the immediate demands of war but also be able to conform to notions of social class and masculinity. Drawing on a wide range of sources and exploring the issue of leadership through new lenses, this book looks at how the army selected and trained its junior officers after 1939 to embody the new ideal. It finds that these young men – through the mentors they copied, the correspondence they left, even the songs they sang – practised a “temperate heroism” that distinguished them from the idealized, heroic visions of officership from the First World War. Fascinating and highly original, this book sheds new light on the challenges many junior officers faced during the Second World War – not only on the battlefield but from Canadians’ often conflicted views about social class and gender.