American s are justly proud of th e role their country played in
liberating Europe from Nazi tyranny. For many years, we have
celebrated the courage of Allied soldiers, sailors, and aircrews
who defeated Hitler's regime and restored freedom to the continent.
But in recounting the heroism of the "greatest generation,"
Americans often overlook the wartime experiences of European people
themselves -- the very people for whom the war was fought.
In this brilliant new book, historian William I. Hitchcock surveys
the European continent from D-Day to the final battles of the war
and the first few months of the peace. Based on exhaustive research
in five nations and dozens of archives, Hitchcock's groundbreaking
account shows that the liberation of Europe was both a military
triumph and a human tragedy of epic proportions.
Hitchcock gives voice to those who were on the receiving end of
liberation, moving them from the edge of the story to the center.
From France to Poland to Germany, from concentration-camp internees
to refugees, farmers to shopkeepers, husbands and wives to
children, the experience of liberation was often difficult and
dangerous. Their gratitude was mixed with guilt or resentment.
Their lives were difficult to reassemble.
This strikingly original, multinational history of liberation
brings to light the interactions of soldiers and civilians, the
experiences of noncombatants, and the trauma of displacement and
loss amid unprecedented destruction. This book recounts a
surprising story, often jarring and uncomfortable, and one that has
never been told with such richness and depth.
Ranging from the ferocious battle for Normandy (where as many
French civilians died on D-Day as U.S. servicemen) to the plains of
Poland, from the icy ravines of the Ardennes to the shattered
cities and refugee camps of occupied Germany, "The Bitter Road to
Freedom" depicts in searing detail the shocking price that
Europeans paid for their freedom.
Today, with American soldiers once again waging wars of liberation
in faraway lands, this book serves as a timely and sharp reminder
of the terrible human toll exacted by even the most righteous of
wars.
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