The Guns at Last Light

The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945

Rick Atkinson

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English

Little Brown
11 August 2015

History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; War & defence operations

Series: Liberation Trilogy

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 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 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 stirring final volume of this monumental trilogy, Rick Atkinson's remarkable accomplishment is manifest. He has produced the definitive chronicle of the war that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom in the West.

By: Rick Atkinson
Imprint: Little Brown
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9780349140483
ISBN 10: 0349140480
Series: Liberation Trilogy
Pages: 896
Publication Date: 11 August 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rick Atkinson is a former staff writer and assistant managing editor at The Washington Post, and the bestselling author of The Long Gray Line and Crusade. His many awards include the Pulitzer Prize.

Reviews for The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945

[Atkinson's] storytelling verve and infectious, boyish enthusiasm swept me up and carried me along from D-Day in June 1944, all the way through Normandy, Paris, Arnhem and the Bulge to the final apocalyptic reckoning... gripping and harrowing... for sheer relentless readability, Atkinson is hard to beat - Telegraph For history buffs or anyone interested in how men react in extremis... top storytelling - Mail on Sunday As fast and furious as the conflict it describes - The Times