TY - BOOK AU - Caddick-Adams,Peter TI - 1945, victory in the west SN - 9781529151701 U1 - 940.5332 PY - 2022/// CY - London PB - Hutchinson Heinemann KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Campaigns KW - Western Front N2 - "March 1945. Allied troops are poised to cross the Rhine and sweep on into Germany. Victory is finally within their grasp. But if they believe this victory can be easily won, they face swift disillusionment. The final 100 days of the Second World War will prove to be bitterly and bloodily fought, village by village, town by town. In this book, military historian Peter Caddick-Adams brings this closing stage of the Allies' fight against Nazi Germany brilliantly to life. He explores the immense challenges they faced in crossing the Rhine on a 300-mile front. He tells stories of individual acts of resolve and heroism, of often exhausted troops pressing forward attacks in the face of ferocious resistance."-- ER -