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Liberation: The Bitter Road to Freedom, Europe 1944-1945

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#267675
Titel	Liberation: The Bitter Road to Freedom, Europe 1944-1945
Auteur	Hitchcock, William I.
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London, Faber and Faber
Jaar van uitgave	2009
ISBN10	0571227724
ISBN13	9780571227723
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	The traditional image of Europe in 1945 is of grateful civilians showering soldiers with flowers and dancing in the streets. In reality, liberation was an extraordinarily violent and chaotic process. 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 ... (Lees verder)war', its glories and its horrific human costs.
Pagina's	446
Conditie	Goed — Small light blue line on top cut.
Prijs	€ 12,50

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