02347cam a2200385 i 4500 567522321 TxAuBib 20220802120000.0 200929s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780190601867 HRD 34.95 0190601868 HRD 34.95 (OCoLC)1198018961 TxAuBib rda Caddick-Adams, Peter, 1960-, author. Fire and steel [BOOK] : the end of World War Two in the West / Peter Caddick-Adams. Fire & steel. New York : Oxford University Press, [2022] xxxv, 652 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier cri rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Third book of the author's " ... and Steel" trilogy. Includes bibliographical references and index. Fire & Steel covers the war's final 100 days-beginning in late January 1945 and continuing until May 8th, 1945, when the German high command surrendered unconditionally to all Allied forces. In these final months of World War Two, all of Germany is ablaze, from daily bombing runs launched from just across its borders and incessant artillery fire from the east. In the west, the Allied progress was inexorable, with Eisenhower's seven armies taking on Germany's seven armies, town by town, bridge by bridge. With his customary narrative verve and utter mastery of the material, Caddick-Adams does these climactic final months full justice, from the capture of the Ludendorff Railway Bridge at Remagen, to the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, to the taking of Munich on Hitler's birthday, April 20th, and through to VE Day. Fire & Steel ends with the return of prisoners, demobilization of servicemen, and the beginning of the occupation of Germany. Provided by publisher. 20220802. World War, 1939-1945 Europe End. World War, 1939-1945 Social aspects Europe. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Europe.