Fire and Steel

The End of World War Two in the West

By: Peter Caddick-Adams

Narrated by: Mike Cooper

Here is Peter Caddick-Adams's third volume in his trilogy about the final year of the Western front in World War Two. Fire & Steel covers the war's final 100 days—beginning in late January 1945 and continuing until May 8, 1945, when the German high command surrendered unconditionally to all Allied forces. Caddick-Adams's previous two volumes in the acclaimed series—Sand & Steel, which covers the invasion of Normandy in June 1944, and Snow & Steel, the definitive study of the Battle of the Bulge—have set the stage for this concluding volume.

In these final months of World War Two, all of Germany is ablaze. In the west, the Allied progress was inexorable, with Eisenhower's seven armies taking on Germany's seven armies, town by town, bridge by bridge. With his customary narrative verve and utter mastery of the material, Caddick-Adams does these climactic final months full justice, from the capture of the Ludendorff Railway Bridge at Remagen, to the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, to the taking of Munich on Hitler's birthday, April 20, and through to VE Day. Fire & Steel ends with the return of prisoners, demobilization of servicemen, and the beginning of the occupation of Germany.

A triumphant concluding volume to one of the most distinguished works of military history of this generation.

©2022 Peter Caddick-Adams (P)2023 Tantor

Comprehensive account of Allied Army operations at the end of World War III

I highly Recommend this book Two people with an interest in the European theater of operations at the end of World War II.

A Fitting Convulsion to a Magnificent Triology

Thoroughly researched, unflinching in it analysis, Fire and Steel is a the winderful conclusion of the authors World War II trilogy.

really good

I enjoyed this book. Adams does an incredibly great job describing the last 4 months of the War. He describes each American, French, Polish and British division's experience fighting in Germany and bringing down hitlers war machine. Adam's gives good descriptions of each commanders decisions on each side and he also gives an incredible view of the aftermath.

Extremely well written.

Well researched and even better written. Worth reading. A great account of the last 100 days of World War 2.