Driving Back the Nazis, Martin King
Driving Back the Nazis, Martin King
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Driving Back the Nazis
The Allied Liberation of Western Europe, Autumn 1944

Author: Martin King

Narrator: Dugald Bruce Lockhart

Unabridged: 7 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2026

Synopsis

A gripping account of the Allied liberation of Western Europe, masterfully told by Emmy-award winning writer and historian Martin King.
Through the autumn of 1944, Allied troops made their way across Nazi-occupied Europe, liberating towns and villages as they went. Driving Back the Nazis explores this process of liberation, from the arrival of Allied forces in Paris through the emancipation of Belgium to the closing down of Nazi prison camps. But there was a darker side to liberation too - collaborators were harshly punished, and in some cases the liberating forces brought their own troubles with them.
Martin King tells the story of liberation from all sides - we hear the voices of Allied high command, ordinary American and British soldiers, local civilians, and even the defeated German forces.

About Martin King

Martin King is a highly qualified British military historian, author, and lecturer who's had the honor of reintroducing many U.S., British, and German veterans to the World War II battlefields where they fought. He lives in Belgium near Antwerp, where he spends his time writing, lecturing, working with veteran organizations, and visiting European battlefields.

Widely regarded as a leading authority on European military history, General Graham Hollands referred to him as the "Greatest living expert on the Battle of the Bulge." Steven Ambrose called him "Our expert in the Ardennes." Fellow writer and notable historian Professor Carlton Joyce said, "He really is the best on the Ardennes." In 2015 his documentary feature Searching for Augusta received no less than seven Emmy Awards for Best Historical Documentary.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeff on April 25, 2021

Engaging Account Of Oft Overlooked Era. The period between D-Day (and the summer of 1944 generally) and the Battle of the Bulge (again, and winter 1944-45 generally) is one of the more overlooked eras of WWII, particularly in the zeitgeist of at minimum Americans. (I cannot speak to what Europeans t......more

Goodreads review by John on June 05, 2021

This book covers the often overlooked period of the European theater of World War II between the Allied break out from Normandy until the start of the Battle of the Bulge. Using first hand accounts from civilians and soldiers of both sides it tells the story of the Allies race across France and into......more

Goodreads review by Brooksie on August 30, 2024

This book fails on so many fronts I can't list them all here. It was a bargain book, so my expectations were low, yet it still fell short. The most engaging thing: The final chapter where King discloses his personal relationships with some of the veterans quoted in the book. He also discusses what ha......more

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