The Victors: The Men of WWII - Softcover

Ambrose, Stephen E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743492420 ISBN 13: 9780743492423

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, 2005

Synopsis

THE VICTORS is a breathtaking new work from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. It follows the momentous events of the war from D-Day, 6 June 1944, through to the final days when the Allied soldiers pushed the German troops out of France, chased them across Germany, and, on 7 May 1945, destroyed the Nazi regime. At the centre of this epic drama are the citizen soldiers, the boys who became men as they fought, proving eventually unbeatable. Drawing from his extensive research for his previous bestselling books on the conflict, Ambrose creates one of the most exciting single-volume histories of the Second World War ever written. THE VICTORS is a compelling celebration of military genius and heroism, and of camaraderie and courage.

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Theo Lippman, Jr.

"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"

Fresh and riveting.

Nathaniel Tripp

"The New York Times Book Review"

Ambrose is a superb historian.

John Gregory Dunne

"The New Yorker"

İAmbrose's¨ skill at weaving his interviews into a good read is impressive.

Calvin L. Christman

"The Dallas Morning News"

A brief, readable, and necessary remembrance of a generation that met and overcome this century's greatest test.

William R. Wineke

"Wisconsin State Journal"

"The Victors" is an absolutely wonderful book...a compelling narrative of a time when the average American youth exhibited heroism and grace to save the world.

John Gregory Dunne

"The New Yorker"

[Ambrose's] skill at weaving his interviews into a good read is impressive.

Harry Crumpacker

"St. Petersburg Times"

No historian writing today understands and empathizes with the World Ware II generation of Americans better than Stephen Ambrose...Reading this book will leave only a profound understanding of an undeniable truth.

Synopsis

From Utah bridge to The Bulge and on to Hitler's Eagle's nest in Germany, Ambrose describes the momentous events of the war until the final days when the Allied soldiers pushed the German troops out of France, chased them across Germany, and destroyed the Nazi regime, making this the definitive history of the Second World War. At the centre of this epic drama are the citizen soldiers, the boys who became men as they fought and rose to the occasion, proving eventually unbeatable. THE VICTORS displays Ambrose's scholarship and authority, his readability, and the powerful love and admiration for these young men that make his books on war so moving and popular.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0743492420
• ISBN 13: 9780743492423
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 448