Countdown to Victory

by Barry Turner

Book Overview

In most accounts of World War II, the last six months of fighting in Europe are tucked into an epilogue. After the Battle of the Bulge, the Nazis are assumed to be as good as defeated. In fact, they fought to their last breath. In the H rtgen Forest, in the Po Valley of Italy, and in the German industrial heartland of the Ruhr, the Allies suffered horrific losses.

Drawing on never-before-published sources, Barry Turner captures the thrill...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060742828
• ISBN13: 9780060742829
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

It's the 30th Infantry Division not the 13th!

This is an interesting book which deals with the trials and tribulations of all soldiers as well as civilians. It deals primarily with the war in Western Europe from September 1944 through December 1944. Among some errors mentioned in another review, there is one glaring error which stands out to me anyway. Specifically, Turner refers to a U.S.Army Division as the "Thirteenth" ( on page 274 ) but there was no Thirteenth division...it was the 30th Infantry Division known as Old Hickory. Turner correctly identifies the 117th Infantry Regiment of the 30th ID however. I did enjoy this book and found that the civilian stories added an interesting dimension to the overall content.