Liberation

The Bitter Road to Freedom, Europe 1944-1945

von William Hitchcock

464 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Using first-hand accounts, Hitchcock describes the catastrophic effects of invasion on Northern France, Belgium and Holland, the huge civilian death tolls from indiscriminate bombing, with towns destroyed and crops burnt. He shows that the motives and behaviour of the Allied forces were far from noble; they frequently abused power and authority, looted homes and sexually assaulted women. Hitchcock also writes about the discovery of the major concentration camps, and the often shocking lack of empathy shown by its liberators. Lucid and compelling, Liberation explores the paradoxes of 'the good war', its glories and its horrific human costs.

• Reihe: Faber & Faber
• ISBN: 9780571227730
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.09.2009
• Größe: 197 x 127 mm
• Verlag: Faber and Faber