The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 by Rick Atkinson

By Rick Atkinson

The excellent end to Rick Atkinson’s acclaimed Liberation Trilogy concerning the Allied triumph in Europe in the course of global warfare II

It is the 20 th century’s unmatched epic: at a mind-blowing rate, the us and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler. within the first volumes of his bestselling Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson mentioned how the American-led coalition fought via North Africa and Italy to the edge of victory. Now he tells the main dramatic tale of all—the mammoth conflict for Western Europe.

D-Day marked the graduation of the ultimate crusade of the ecu battle, and Atkinson’s riveting account of that daring gamble units the velocity for the masterly narrative that follows. The brutal struggle in Normandy, the liberation of Paris, the catastrophe that used to be Operation industry backyard, the terrible conflict of the Bulge, and at last the thrust to the guts of the 3rd Reich—all those ancient occasions and extra come alive with a wealth of recent fabric and a captivating solid of characters. Atkinson tells the story from the viewpoint of members at each point, from presidents and generals to war-weary lieutenants and terrified teenage riflemen. whilst Germany finally surrenders, we comprehend anew either the devastating rate of this worldwide conflagration and the large attempt required to win the Allied victory.

With the stirring ultimate quantity of this huge trilogy, Atkinson’s accomplishment is happen. He has produced the definitive chronicle of the conflict that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom within the West.

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Doch über die Funkwellen gelangen nur Befehle an uns, und wir selbst dürfen nur knappe Meldungen senden. Ich klettere wieder auf die Brücke. - Das Wetter hat sich eingetrübt. Unter dem Himmel ist eine graue Hülle gespannt. Das Licht der Sonne ist tot und abgestorben. Sie ist nur noch ein weißlicher Fleck, als hinge sie hinter dichtbeschlagenem Glas. Für eine Weile verliere ich mich, über die Gitterstäbe der Reling gebeugt, in der Betrachtung des Wassers, das unter mir brausend und zischend, mit Luft milchig verquirlt, am Boot entlangschießt.

Von den E-Maschinen werden wir aus der Bunkerhöhle gezogen. Bleiches Morgenlicht blendet die Augen. Ein Wolkenstreifen brennt zwischen Lagerhäusern auf. Die Sonne steht noch tief. Sie ist, zwischen zwei Schuppen geklemmt und vom Gerüst eines Kranes vergittert, noch ohne Glanz, ein rötlicher Tupfen im Graublau. Langsam streicht der Bug über die Reihe der Schiffe, die an den Kais liegen, und nimmt die Richtung auf die Ausfahrt auf. Auf einmal durchläuft ein Schüttern das Boot. Die Diesel springen an!

Die Besatzung schließt einen Kreis um ihren Kommandanten, der sich langsam die Lederhandschuhe von den Händen streift, einem nach dem anderen ins Gesicht schaut und dann sagt: „Letzte Reise sind wir mit allen Torpedos und allen Granaten wieder nach Hause gekommen! - War nicht unsere Schuld! - Schön ist es trotzdem nicht! - Paßt bloß auf, daß wir diesmal das Versäumte nachholen! Ohren steifgehalten, und dann wollen wir schon sehen, daß es diesmal klappt. " Ich klettere auf den Turm. Die Farbe an der Leiter ist naß und stumpf, an manchen Stellen klebt sie noch.

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