Table of Contents
Preface William Boyd 4
Preface Richard Overy 5
Foreword by the Liberation Route Europe 6
Introduction 10
Introduction to the Liberation of Europe 12
Map of the Liberation of Europe 1943-45 18
Timeline of the Liberation of Europe 20
Editor's choice 24
Before the Liberation: Europe 1934-1943 26
Neutral states 30
The countries of the Liberation 34
Italy 36
Sicily 42
Calabria and Campania 49
Monte Cassino and the Gustav Line 52
Anzio 56
Rome 58
The Adriatic coast 61
Tuscany 63
Bologna and northern Italy 66
In fosus: Life under occupation 70
United Kingdom 76
London 86
Kent 90
Hampshire 92
Dorset 96
East Anglia 98
Other locations 100
In focus: Resistance movements 102
France 108
D-Day beaches 114
The Battle of Normandy 130
Paris 136
Provence 140
Northeastern France 142
Western, southwestern and central France 144
Alsace and Lorraine 148
In focus; Strategic bombing 154
Belgium and Luxembourg 160
Brussels and beyond 167
Antwerp and around 169
The Ardennes 171
Luxembourg 177
In focus: Casualties 178
The Netherlands 184
Zeeland and South Holland 190
Limburg 195
Noord Brabant and Gelderland 197
Amsterdam and around 206
Northern Netherlands, western Netherlands and the islands 209
In focus: Atrocities 212
Poland 218
Lublin and the east 224
Warsaw and the north 228
Gdansk and Pomerania 235
Kraków and southeastern Poland 240
Wroclaw and Lower Silesia 246
In focus: The Holocaust 250
Czech Republic 256
Pilsen 263
Prague and around 265
In focus: The Soviet Union 268
Germany 274
Hürtgen Forest 280
The Rhineland 284
Crossing the Rhine 287
Central Germany 290
Southern Germany 296
Northern Germany 302
Brandenburg 310
Berlin 314
The surrender of Germany and the end of the war 320
In focus: Displaced persons and refugees 322
Conclusion 328
Conclusion to the Liberation of Europe 330
Reconstruction 332
Justice and retribution 336
The world at war 340
Reflections on the Liberation 342
Resources 346
Understanding armies 348
Tailor-made trips 350
Films and books 364
Index 370
Acknowledgements and credits 385
