That all roads lead to rome. If that is true, the United States army had taken the longest and toughest road. Arriving on the fourth of june, 1944, two years and six months after pearl harbor americas entrance into the war. Two days after general mark pratss fifth army captured the eternal city, dwight d. Eisenhowers envision forces hit the normandie beaches in a massive am amphibious assault. Despite bitter german resistance, we built up an enormous beachhead and finally broke through. Our seventh army commanded by general Alexander Patch landed in Southern France and pushed northward along the roanne river valley. Ten days later, paris is liberated. The army clipped on. In the pacific. General macarthurs forces invaded the island in a giant amphibious lead that put them within 300 miles of the philippines. The general was making progress in berma with his mixed command of hand picked american infantrymen and british and chinese units. The tide of war was turning against the aggressor
Forbidding place is a scene of one of the fiercest, bloodiest and least known battles of world war ii. Welcome to war stories. Im oliver north, coming to you from the huertgen forest in germany. These densely wooded hills are quiet now, but from september of 1944 until february of 1945, they thundered with artillery, mortar, machine gun, and tank fire. American generals that hoped for a quick push into germanys industrial heartland, but battle hardened troops were determined to hold their ground. For five months, tens of thousands of american and german soldiers battled each other and harsh terrain and bitter cold that claimed combatants on both sides. With shells bursting in these trees above, well prepared and tenacious german defenders turned the american offensive into a nightmare. For every yard gained, this was the deadliest campaign in the european theater. Stay with us and meet the men, both american and german, who fought to the death in this dark and frightening forest. Its s
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And to keep up with our latest history news. The seven days anniversary of the german surrender to allies in 1945. Next author Rick Atkinson examines the last year of world war ii in europe in his book, the guns at last flight. He focused on the National Mall in 2013. This is about 45 minutes. Now to our author and speaker, writ rick attkisson. It is my personal misfortune that i arrived too late to work with him. He is rightly regarded as one of the most distinguished journalists of our time. His talents as a writer and a reporter, and unparalleled expertise in military affairs were a gift to the post and our readers. With his latest book, rick reminds us again that his he continues in different form, as a historian. The guns at last light is the final installment in his trilogy about world war ii. He dedicated nearly 15 years of his life to these three remarkable volumes. Alled the liberation trilogy a masterpiece of deep reporting and rich the New York Times review calls the childre