![]() ![]() Hitchcock gives voice to those who were on the receiving end of liberation, moving them from the edge of the story to the center. Based on exhaustive research in five nations and dozens of archives, Hitchcock's groundbreaking account shows that the liberation of Europe was both a military triumph and a human tragedy of epic proportions. ![]() Hitchcock surveys the European continent from D-Day to the final battles of the war and the first few months of the peace. ![]() In this brilliant new book, historian William I. But in recounting the heroism of the "greatest generation," Americans often overlook the wartime experiences of European people themselves-the very people for whom the war was fought. For many years, we have celebrated the courage of the Allied soldiers, sailors, and aircrews who defeated Hitler's regime and restored freedom to the continent. ![]() The Bitter Road to Freedom depicts in searing detail the shocking price that Europeans paid for their freedom, ranging from the ferocious battle for Normandy, to the plains of Poland, to the shattered cities and refugee camps of occupied Germany.Īmericans are justly proud of the role the United States played in liberating Europe from Nazi tyranny. ![]()
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