The campaign to free Europe from Nazi oppression through the collective operations from D-Day to Berlin was one of the greatest ever military offensives. This title reveals the defining drama of World War II through the voices of the British, American and German soldiers who were there.

Rick Atkinson follows the strengthening American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July 1943 and then, mile by bloody mile, fight their way north towards Rome.

The story of the struggle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union - the ultimate confrontation between the two great totalitarian ideologies of the twentieth century, and a conflict without precedent in human history in its destructive impact.

Against the epic backdrop of the impenetrable jungles of Burma, Frank McLynn constructs the dramatic story of the four larger-than-life commanders who directed the Allied efforts against the Japanese: Louis Mountbatten, Orde Wingate, Joseph Stilwell and William Slim.

From the beaches of Normandy to the cruel setbacks at Arnhem and the Battle of the Bulge, this is the story of early confidence turning to disillusion as the 1944 campaign wore on.

In the first two volumes of his bestselling 'Liberation Trilogy', Rick Atkinson recounted how the American-led coalition fought through North Africa and Italy to the threshold of victory. Now he tells the most dramatic story of all - the titanic battle for Western Europe. D-Day marked the commencement of the European war's final campaign, and Atkinson's riveting account of that bold gamble sets the pace for the masterly narrative that follows.

The gripping tale of the campaign that ultimately determined the outcome of the Second World War. The Battle of the Atlantic was crucial to the Allied victory. If the German U-boats had prevailed, the maritime artery across the Atlantic would have been severed. Mass hunger would have consumed Britain, and the Allied armies would have been prevented from joining in the invasion of Europe. There would have been no D-Day. This work interweaves fascinating...

Neillands re-examines the demands and difficulties of the Battle of Normandy and sheds new light on the campaign with the aid of accounts from veterans on both sides.

In order to show the reader the true nature of combat, Kenneth Macksey has selected a real engagement in which he took part, and has related authentic incidents played out by participants who have remained fictious to protect identity.

Hill 112 was regarded as the key to Normandy, and in June and July 1944 both sides fought hard for its dominating view. This book tells of its seizure by 11th Armoured Division, their withdrawal and the battle for its recapture.