Blades Brooke S Blades

Americans from the Ardennes to VE Day (eBook, ePUB)

Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A World War II pictorial history with over 250 rare photos showing the contribution of U.S. forces in northwest Europe from December 1944 to May 1945. Launched in December 1944, the Nazis' Ardennes offensive, known as the Battle of the Bulge, was one of the most dangerous periods of the war. During six weeks of desperate fighting, more U.S. soldiers were killed, wounded, or reported missing than in any battle in American history. The Rhine was crossed in March 1945, first by the seizure of the railway bridge at Remagen and then by the combined American, British, and Canadian ground and airborne operation codenamed Varsity. In the closing stages of the war, the western allies pushed remorselessly in the heart of Germany. Shocking evidence of Nazi atrocities was uncovered. Berlin fell to the Russians in early May, and the Allies met up on the River Elbe. In the chaos that followed, Germany was divided into four zones of occupation. The immediate tasks were ensuring the survival of the civilian population, establishing law and order, and the capture of war criminals. In trueImages of Warstyle, this book graphically describes the magnificent role played by U.S. forces under General Eisenhower's overall command.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen and Sword Military
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526766090
• Artikelnr.: 60862287

Autorenporträt

Dr Brooke Blades is an archaeologist and historian whose research has included examinations of sites form Second World War in France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. An interest in Normandy first emerged during a visit in 1986 and has expanded greatly beyond an initial focus on documenting the landscape of Omaha Beach. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, daughter Emma and three cats.