{"product_id":"the-americans-from-normandy-to-brooke-s-blades-9781526756725","title":"The Americans from Normandy to the German Border: August to Mid-December 1944","description":"This classic Images of War book takes up the story of the massive American contribution to the campaign in north West Europe during the autumn and early winter of 1944.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the dramatic breakout from the Normandy bridgehead, events moved fast with the liberation of Paris quickly following and the Allies closed in on the German border.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the apparent collapse of the Nazis was illusory. As lines of communication lengthened and German resistance stiffened, the Allied High Command was divided on the right strategy. The ill-fated Operation Market Garden brought home the reality that the war would continue into 1945. The Siegried Line was penetrated and Aachen fell but the American First Army suffered heavy casualties in the Hurtgen Forest. As winter set in, the third Army crossed the Moselle River and into the Saar. The stage was set for the costliest battle in American history - The Bulge, to be covered in the Third and final volume of this trilogy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his superb collection of images and grasp of the historic significance of the actions so graphically described, Brooke Blades' latest book will be appreciated by all with an interest in the final stages of the Second World War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brooke S. Blades\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526756722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526756725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 7.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Brooke S. Blades","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078381760767,"sku":"9781526756725","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eede2abd-bdcc-4b87-beee-a12de80086ae.jpg?v=1685475181","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-americans-from-normandy-to-brooke-s-blades-9781526756725","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}