I recently read and really enjoyed d day through german eyes the hidden story of june 6th 1944 and that made me want to read more about d day. On december 16, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered forests and gorges of the ardennes in belgium, believing he could split the allies by driving all the way to antwerp and. Of course as antony beevor explains in this wonderfully compelling followup to. Stalingrad, winner of the samuel johnson prize, the wolfson prize for history, and the hawthornden prize for literature. The battle for normandy is the closest you will ever get to war the taste, the smell, the noise and the fear. Dday by antony beevor used very good 9780140285864. Ardennes 1944 is a book that plays very much to beevors strengths, combining the view from the top with the view from below and vividly portraying the dark realities of military combat. The battle of the bulge, from middecember 1944 through january 1945. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Making use of overlooked and new material from over thirty archives in half a dozen countries, d day is the most vivid and wellresearched account yet of the battle of normandy. Ardennes 1944, or the battle of the bulge, is squarely focused on this critical world war ii. Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of dday. May 21, 2015 from the bestselling author of stalingrad, berlin and d day, antony beevor s ardennes 1944.
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As soon as the transport planes departed, the eightytwo thunderbolts in their escort turned their attention to ground targets. Beevor is descended from a long line of writers, being a son of kinta beevor born janet carinthia waterfield, 22 december 1911 29 august 1995, who was the daughter of lina waterfield, an author and foreign correspondent for the observer and a descendant of lucie duffgordon author of a travelogue on egypt. Hitlers last gamble tells the story of the germans illfated final stand on 16 december, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the. Beevor knows what hes talking about and he tells the story well. The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of d day and stalingrad reconstructs the battle of the bulge in world war ii, in this riveting new account on december 16, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered forests and gorges of the ardennes in belgium, believing he could split the allies by driving all the way to antwerp and forcing the canadians. In the whole history of war, he wrote to churchill, there has never been such an undertaking. Beevor has delivered another perfectly judged episode of the second world war, a worthy companion to the works that made his name. Ardennes 1944 by antony beevor penguin books australia. Copious footnotes, good maps and a very useful bibliography. The battle for normandy ebook written by antony beevor.
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The battle of the bulge is now available from viking books renowned historian antony beevor, the man who singlehandedly transformed the reputation of military history the guardian. Theres a deep resonance and inescapable sense of completeness to beevors work. The author tracks troop movements and positioning throughout. The second world war, by antony beevor the new york times.
The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of d day and stalingrad reconstructs the battle of the bulge in this riveting new account. Dday is a vibrant work of history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and women. From critically acclaimed world historian antony beevor, this is the first major account in more than 20 years to cover the whole invasion, from june 6, 1944, right up to the liberation of paris on august 25. Ardennes 1944, or the battle of the bulge, is squarely focused on this critical world war ii battle spanning august 1944 to april 1945. The battle for normandy prix henry malherbe and the rusi westminster medal, the second world war, and ardennes. Part 1 part 2 internationally acclaimed historian antony beevor talks at the melbourne writers festival about his vivid and engaging opus, d. The number one bestselling historian in britain, beevors books have. It is a superb addition to the canon which has taken us from stalingrad to normandy in 1944 and the final gruesome battle for berlin, not forgetting the masterly singlevolume history of the entire war.
The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of dday and stalingrad reconstructs the battle of the bulge in world war ii, in this riveting new account on december 16, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered forests and gorges of the ardennes in belgium, believing he could split the allies by driving all the way to antwerp and forcing the canadians. From the bestselling author of stalingrad, berlin and d day, antony beevor s ardennes 1944. Dec, 2015 antony beevor, one of the finest narrative military historians now writing, is a master of revealing vignettes like this one. Richard overy in the wall street journal its hard to imagine theres anything left to be said about the battle of the bulge after antony beevors ardennes 1944.
Hitlers last gamble tells the story of the germans illfated final stand. On 16 december, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the. As with stalingrad and berlin the downfall, antony beevor s gripping narrative conveys the true experience of war. The battle of the bulge is now available from viking books renowned historian antony beevor, the man who singlehandedly transformed the reputation of military history the guardian presents the first major account in more than twenty years of the normandy invasion and the liberation of paris. Historians antony beevor, rick atkinson, douglas brinkley. It was by far the largest invasion fleet ever known.
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