As Allied forces invaded Nazi-occupied France, it was the beginning of the end for Hitler, yet fierce and costly struggles still remained. With aerial photography, archival images, maps, and period illustrations, this visual history gives a vivid sense of the fateful grounds where men sacrificed their lives to liberate Europe. Bringing a dizzying year of combat into focus, the text discusses the Falaise pocket, Ostend, Operation Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge.