An end of war
Subtitle: fatal final days to VE Day, 1945
By: Ken Tout
Publisher: History; History Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Stroud
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9780752459134
Subjects: Campaigns; Personal narratives; World War, 1939-1945; History
Description: After D-Day in 1944 British troops in Normandy had been encouraged to believe that the war would be over by Christmas of that year. The German army in Normandy had indeed been destroyed but by Christmas the Allies were still fighting through Holland, whilst the Germans had reorganised and were ready to fight back.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-234) and index.