Contents
Preface by William Boyd
Preface by Richard Overy
Foreword by the Liberation Route Europe
Introduction
Introduction to the Liberation of Europe
Map of the Liberation of Europe 1943–45
Timeline of the Liberation of Europe
Editor’s choice
Before the Liberation: Europe 1934–1943
Neutral states
The countries of the Liberation
Italy
Sicily
Calabria and Campania
Monte Cassino and the Gustav Line
Anzio
Rome
The Adriatic coast
Tuscany
Bologna and northern Italy
In focus: Life under occupation
United Kingdom
London
Kent
Hampshire
Dorset
East Anglia
Other locations
In focus: Resistance movements
France
D-Day beaches
The Battle of Normandy
Paris
Provence
Northeastern France
Western, southwestern and central France
Alsace and Lorraine
In focus: Strategic bombing
Belgium and Luxembourg
Brussels and beyond
Antwerp and around
The Ardennes
Luxembourg
In focus: Casualties
The Netherlands
Zeeland and South Holland
Limburg
Noord Brabant and Gelderland
Amsterdam and around
Northern Netherlands, western Netherlands and the islands
In focus: Atrocities
Poland
Lublin and the east
Warsaw and the north
Gdańsk and Pomerania
Kraków and southeastern Poland
Wrocław and Lower Silesia
In focus: The Holocaust
Czech Republic
Pilsen
Prague and around
In focus: The Soviet Union
Germany
Hürtgen Forest
The Rhineland
Crossing the Rhine
Central Germany
Southern Germany
Northern Germany
Brandenburg
Berlin
The surrender of Germany and the end of the war
In focus: Displaced persons and refugees
Conclusion
Conclusion to the Liberation of Europe
Reconstruction
Justice and retribution
The world at war
Reflections on the Liberation
Resources
Understanding armies
Tailor-made trips
Films and books
Small Print