The consolidation of the forces on the beachheads in Normandy, the liberation of Paris, Operation Market Garden which was a disastrous assault on Holland are all covered and the author doesn’t let Omar Bradley goes unscathed from his calamitous “stroll” into Hürtgen Forest. The book starts off a bit slow but picks up momentum as one gets going, and then it’s hard to put it down, as it touches many subjects, all of them mesmerizing. Ambrose concentrates on the soldiers’ efforts to drive from the Battle of Normandy into Germany and all that was accomplished that year. Ambrose captures the sense of history from both sides of the fence, sticks to the facts as we know them, and keeps his comments to a minimum. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany - June 7, 1944-by Stephen Ambrose is a fascinating book about the European theater in World War II, as told by the men on the front lines, not a media hugging officer or a dry historian. The book is a treasure trove of soldiers’ portraits, personal accounts, and interviews.Ĭitizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany - June 7, 1944-by Stephen Ambrose is a non-fiction historical account of the drive from Normandy to Germany.
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