No Less Than Victory is the crowning achievement in master storyteller Jeff Shaara s soaring World War II trilogy, revealing the European war s unforgettable and harrowing final act. After the success of the Normandy invasion, the Allied commanders are buoyantly confident that the war in Europe will be over in a matter of weeks, that Hitler and his battered army have no other option than surrender. But despite the advice of his best military minds, Hitler will hear no talk of defeat. In mid-December 1944, the Germans ...
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No Less Than Victory is the crowning achievement in master storyteller Jeff Shaara s soaring World War II trilogy, revealing the European war s unforgettable and harrowing final act. After the success of the Normandy invasion, the Allied commanders are buoyantly confident that the war in Europe will be over in a matter of weeks, that Hitler and his battered army have no other option than surrender. But despite the advice of his best military minds, Hitler will hear no talk of defeat. In mid-December 1944, the Germans launch a desperate and ruthless counteroffensive in the Ardennes forest, utterly surprising the unprepared Americans who stand in their way. Through the frigid snows of the mountainous terrain, German tanks and infantry struggle to realize Hitler s goal: divide the Allied armies and capture the vital port at Antwerp. The attack succeeds in opening up a wide gap in the American lines, and for days chaos reigns in the Allied command. Thus begins the Battle of the Bulge, the last gasp by Hitler s forces that becomes a horrific slugging match, some of the most brutal fighting of the war. As American commanders respond to the stunning challenge, the German spear is finally blunted. Though some in the Nazi inner circle continue the fight to secure Germany s postwar future, the Fuhrer makes it clear that he is fighting to the end. He will spare nothing not even German lives to preserve his twisted vision of a Thousand Year Reich. But in May 1945, the German army collapses, and with Russian troops closing in, Hitler commits suicide. As the Americans sweep through the German countryside, they unexpectedly encounter the worst of Hitler s crimes, the concentration camps, and young GIs find themselves absorbing firsthand the horrors of the Holocaust. Presenting his riveting account through the eyes of Eisenhower and Patton and the young GIs who struggle face-to-face with their enemy, and through the eyes of Germany s old soldier, Gerd von Rundstedt, and Hitler s golden boy, Albert Speer, Jeff Shaara carries the reader on a journey that defines the spirit of the soldier and the horror of a madman s dreams. No Less Than Victory further solidifies Shaara s reputation as this era s most accomplished author of historical military fiction. "From the Hardcover edition.""
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Fair. Item is Ex-library rental. Includes disc s case and artwork. Will have slight to moderate wear library security stickers and ink writing. Artwork may have been modified for library case.
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Good. 16 CDs in box. Audience: General/trade. AUDIOBOOK ON CD s ex-library s (GR101017CDVD) PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY: This sale is for (SET OF 16 AUDIO DISC s). This DISC Contains visible Scratches) DISC Case is (Good) Tab s Cover (good) Discs Holding tab is (Good). This case is not Missing Cover pamphlet. Disc contains no Marking Apply ON the Discs or on the case. If you received the item and you are not at most 65% satisfied with this item, return the item.
Moves faster then the first one, not so long on his personal narrative of the character's. If you read the first two, might as well read this.
David S
Jan 5, 2012
The Best WWII Book!
Without question, this is the best book I've ever read about WWII. The author looks at the war through multiple points of view: British, German, American & Russian. He puts you into the rooms where the generals meet and plan and in the battlefields where the soldiers fight. Well written, characters sharply drawn.
himself24c41
Aug 20, 2010
War to end wars???
The book is well written. That said, I have my doubts as to some of the thoughts that the characters speak are either close to true, or in some cases realistic. Other than that it is a good, but not great read.
Alcoga0127
Jan 14, 2010
Terrific Historical Novel
This is one of the best historical novels I have ever read. The author takes you into the minds of the particpants in WWII from the Generals down to the foot soldier freezing his bunx off during the Battle of the Buldge
