The Liberation Trilogy: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945

For the Ages: A History Podcast

20-11-2023 • 25 mins

Exploring the final installment of the Liberation Trilogy, historian Rick Atkinson discusses the titanic battle for Western Europe that defined the later years of the Second World War. Beginning with the commencement of D-Day, this period of the war saw the final campaign for European liberation, including the pivotal fight at Normandy, the liberation of Paris, the disaster of Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, and the final push into the depths of the Third Reich.
Recorded on August 21, 2023