Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945
Max Hastings
584 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0375714227
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Language: English
Publish: 1129618800000
American HistoryEuropean HistoryGermanyHistoryMilitary FictionMilitary HistoryNonfictionWarWorld HistoryWorld War II
In September 1944, the Allies believed that Hitler’s army was beaten and expected the bloodshed to end by Christmas. Yet a series of mistakes and setbacks, including the Battle of the Bulge, drastically altered this timetable and led to eight more months of brutal fighting. With Armageddon, the eminent military historian Max Hastings gives us memorable accounts of the great battles and captures their human impact on soldiers and civilians. He tells the story of both the Eastern and Western Fronts, raising provocative questions and offering vivid portraits of the great leaders. This rousing and revelatory chronicle brings to life the crucial final months of the twentieth century’s greatest global conflict.