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Liberation Line : The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II by Christian Wolmar (2024, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-100306831988
ISBN-139780306831980
eBay Product ID (ePID)6062759374
Product Key Features
Book TitleLiberation Line : the Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRailroads / General, Military / World War II, World
Publication Year2024
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorChristian Wolmar
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight21 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2023-058297
Dewey Edition23/eng/20240102
Reviews"[A] genuinely fresh tale about the process during World War II... A nice surprise for military history buffs: an understudied piece of World War II lore."-- Kirkus
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Dewey Decimal940.54/1273
SynopsisThe epic story of the engineers and rail workers who ensured Allied victory in World War Two, published to coincide with the eightieth anniversary of D-Day, by an award-winning expert on trains and transportation They certainly were not soldiers, yet they suddenly found themselves in uniform, in a foreign land. But, as locomotive drivers, track-workers, conductors, porters, signalmen, and engine cleaners, they knew how to run trains. And their job was to bring them back to life. TheLiberation Linetells the thrilling story of the British and American railway engineers who, in the months after D-Day, worked around the clock and in great danger to rebuild the ravaged railways of Europe and keep the Allied forces fueled as they pushed on into Germany. As territory was taken, these soldier-railroaders were close behind, rebuilding the lines, putting up telegraph wires, replacing bridges and laying track, all the while dodging bullets, shells, and booby traps. Tales of extraordinary feats and heroism abound, including how 10,000 men rebuilt a 135-mile-long railway in just three days; the reconstruction of the bridge over the Seine in two weeks while under bombardment; and the use of cigarette lighters as improvised signaling systems. Despite being critical to Allied victory, the role of the railway men has been largely forgotten or ignored. In a vivid and gripping narrative, Christian Wolmar brings to life this colorful cast of generals and engineers, without whose extraordinary bravery the liberation of France and invasion of Germany might well have foundered--and the course of history changed.
LC Classification NumberD639.T8W65 2024
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