the U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945
Ambrose, Stephen E
1998
A skillful blending of eyewitness accounts gives the reader an intimate feel of what war was like for infantrymen in the European theater of operations, from the beaches of France to victory at the Elbe River.
In September 1919, Tristan Sadler travels to Norwich to deliver some letters to the sister of a man he fought beside in World War I, but the real reason for his visit is the need to unburden himself of his wartime experiences.
Recounts events leading up to and surrounding the 1944-45 Battle of the Bulge in Ardennes, France, during World War II, as well as its long-lasting consequences.
Discusses the principal causes and events of World War I and considers what the outcome might have been for the participants and subsequent history had different decisions been made at crucial times before, during, and after the war.