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The Year of Liberty The Great Irish Rebellion of 1798

The Year of Liberty The Great Irish Rebellion of 1798

by ThomasPakenham (Author)

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    Paperback 1992

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Synopsis

A detailed and authentic history of the downfall of Hitler's armies as told by the men and women who took part in the final battles of the Second World War.There are accounts from Cnadian,British and German soldiers and airman,from concentration camp survivors and civilians on both sides.THE CONQUEST OF THE REICH covers the 11-month period from D-Day to VE day,the battles in north west Europe and the tough fighting of the last winter of the war including the historic crossing of the Rhine in March 1945.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 416
 Edition: paperback / softback
 Publisher: PHOENIX
Published: 01 Jan 1992
ISBN 10: 1857990501
ISBN 13: 9781857990508
Book Overview: An evocative and emotive tribute to one of the most moving moments in the twentieth century history as told by the people who were there Follows on from the celebrations and debates of the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War 'Several new books about the last days of the war consist very largely of quotations from either contemporary accounts or personal reminiscences...[this]is the best of these' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Author Bio
Thomas Pakenham is the author of the critically acclaimed THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA which won the W.H. Smith Award and the Alan Paton Award. He is also the author of THE BOER WAR, THE MOUNTAINS OF RASSELAS and THE YEAR OF LIBERTY. He lives in County Westmeath, Ireland and is chairman of the Irish Tree Society. He plants trees both for profit and ornament.