Stephen E Ambrose

The Victors

Eisenhower and His Boys: The Men of World War II

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The bestselling author of "Citizen Soldiers" and "D-Day" offers an epic account of the Allied campaign in Europe and captures in extraordinary detail the terrors, courage, and spirit of the soldiers under Eisenhower's command. Three 16-page photo inserts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780684856292
• ISBN-10: 0684856298
• Artikelnr.: 22050237

Autorenporträt

Stephen E. Ambrose was a renowned historian and acclaimed author of more than thirty books. Among his New York Times bestsellers are Nothing Like It in the World, Citizen Soldiers, Band of Brothers, D-Day - June 6, 1944, and Undaunted Courage. Dr. Ambrose was a retired Boyd Professor of History at the University of New Orleans and a contributing editor for the Quarterly Journal of Military History.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
1 Preparation
2 Getting Started
3 Planning and Training for Overlord
4 "Ok, Let's Go"
5 The Opening Hours of D-Day
6 Utah Beach
7 Omaha Beach
8 Pointe-Du-Hoc
9 The British and Canadian Beaches
10 The End of the Day
11 Hedgerows
12 Breakout and Pursuit
13 At the German Border
14 Metz, Aachen, and the Hurtgen
15 The Battle of the Bulge
16 Night on the Line
17 The Rhineland Battles
18 Overrunning Germany
19 The GIs
Sources
Index
Maps
The Invasion of France, June 6-August 25, 1944
The Defeat of Germany, August 1944-May 1945