![]() ![]() With many smaller stories inside this epoch, will need to read other books that are more detailed on each battle/campaign, or a biography on the many players involved.Īt some point, will be heading to the Pacific Theater as well, with Ian Toll's Pacific War Trilogy. What is so amazing, that despite the in-fighting between generals, field marshals, and allied nations, we were able to win the war. This book is not for the faint of heart, as descriptions of death, illnesses and many other battlefield and concentration camp casualties can make you just stop and think, "This really happened!"Ītkinson does well in putting you in each battle, D-Day, Market Garden, The Bulge, etc, to read like a novel. Atkinson puts out so many statistics (casualties, costs, inventory of ammo, food, clothing, etc) that you can get blurry eyed thinking about. This trilogy is very good if you want to get an overview of the European Theater, and if you love statistics. The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945: 3 (Liberation Trilogy) Paperback Illustrated, by Rick Atkinson (Author) 2,654 ratings Book 3 of 3: The Liberation Trilogy See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 3.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Atkinson again does a great job with including many views from different rank and file people (Presidents, Dictators, Generals, Colonels, Privates, and Civilians). Very extensive read and trilogy, this third installment covers just prior to D-Day in June 1944 to the end of the war in Europe in May 1945. ![]()
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