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

About “The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945”

The concluding volume of Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy tells the story of the battle for Western Europe, beginning with D-Day and the commencement of the final campaign of the European war. It covers the fight in Normandy, the liberation of Paris, the disaster of Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, and the final thrust to the heart of the Third Reich, told from the perspective of participants at every level, from presidents and generals to war-weary lieutenants and teenage riflemen.