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

byRick Atkinson

The Guns at Last Light is Rick Atkinson's account of the war in western europe, 1944-1945, told through the conflicts, discoveries, and decisions that gave the subject its meaning. The Guns at Last Light rests its case on archival sources, narrative history, and voices from the period, making room for uncertainty while explaining what the surviving evidence can establish. The Guns at Last Light also examines the assumptions surrounding its subject, connecting them to wider arguments in history. The Guns at Last Light emphasizes the specific circumstances that made this story possible and the consequences that followed.

Publisher

Picador

Publication date

2014

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9781250037817