The Things Our Fathers Saw Vol. VII - Across the Rhine

The Things Our Fathers Saw Vol. VII - Across the Rhine

Experience World War II like never before in Volume 7 of the best-selling narrative oral history series The Things Our Fathers Saw. Across the Rhine takes you on an unforgettable journey with the soldiers who fought to liberate Europe, from the beaches of Normandy to the heart of Nazi Germany.

Step into history as our veterans scale the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc above Omaha Beach, fight for bridgeheads with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Netherlands, and endure the brutal winter of 1944-45 in the freezing Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge.

Follow their mission as they break through the Siegfried Line and face Germany’s most formidable barrier—the raging, quarter-mile-wide Rhine River. Then, as spring 1945 dawns, join our GIs at the gates of Dachau, where they witness the unthinkable horrors of the Holocaust. Finally, confront the architects of terror at the Nuremberg War Crimes trials and come face-to-face with the most infamous war criminals of the 20th century.

Across the Rhine is a tribute to courage, sacrifice, and the enduring fight for freedom. Don’t just read history—live it through the words of those who were there.

(Front Cover: "Crossing the Rhine under enemy fire at St. Goar, March, 1945. 89th Infantry Division.” US Army, Office of War Information. Public Domain Photographs, National Archives.)