Countdown to Victory: The Final European Campaigns of World War II - Hardcover

Turner, Barry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060740671 ISBN 13: 9780060740672

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2004

Synopsis

A detailed history of the final six months of World War II in Europe is drawn from the letters and journals of its combatants, witnesses, and victims, in an account that covers such events as Montgomery and Patton's race to cross the Rhine, the controversial firebombing of German cities, and the resistance in occupied Norway and Denmark. 25,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"Barry Turner has used many hitherto unpublished first-person accounts and is commendably objective in his use of material."--Daily Post (Liverpool)

Barry Turner has used many hitherto unpublished first-person accounts and is commendably objective in his use of material. --Daily Post (Liverpool)"

About the Author:

Barry Turner was educated at the London School of Economics and London Institute of Education. He has been a full-time writer for twenty years, and has been a regular guest on television and radio programs in the UK, mainly for commentary on the arts and education.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060740671
• ISBN 13: 9780060740672
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 494