David and Michael discuss The Battle of Arnhem: The Deadliest Airborne Operation of World War II and Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge by Sir Antony Beevor in their personal historical journey through the WWII European Theater.
Description (from Publisher) of The Battle of Arnhem: The Deadliest Airborne Operation of World War II: Antony Beevor, using often overlooked sources from Dutch, American, British, Polish, and German archives, has reconstructed the terrible reality of the fighting, which General Student called “The Last German Victory.” Yet The Battle of Arnhem, written with Beevor’s inimitable style and gripping narrative, is about much more than a single dramatic battle–it looks into the very heart of war.
Description (from Publisher) of Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge: The harsh winter conditions and the savagery of the battle became comparable to the Eastern Front. In fact the Ardennes became the Western Front’s counterpart to Stalingrad. There was terrible ferocity on both sides, driven by desperation and revenge, in which the normal rules of combat were breached. The Ardennes—involving more than a million men—would prove to be the battle which finally broke the back of the Wehrmacht. In this deeply researched work, with striking insights into the major players on both sides, Antony Beevor gives us the definitive account of the Ardennes offensive which was to become the greatest battle of World War II.
Link to purchase The Battle of Arnhem: The Deadliest Airborne Operation of World War II
Link to purchase Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge
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