The Liberator

A relentless march through war-torn Europe tests a soldier's resolve and humanity.

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Felix Sparks, a daring U.S. Army officer, leads his men through the brutal European battlefields of WWII. From Sicily's beaches to Dachau's gates, they face relentless combat and moral trials. As Sparks navigates the horrors of war, will his spirit endure the ultimate test? Discover the gripping journey of courage and survival in a world at war.

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The untold story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War–now a Netflix original series starring Jose Miguel Vasquez, Bryan Hibbard, and Bradley James “Exceptional . . . worthy addition to vibrant classics of small-unit history like Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers.”–Wall Street Journal Written with Alex Kershaw’s trademark narrative drive and vivid immediacy, The Liberator traces the remarkable battlefield journey of maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks through the Allied liberation of Europe–from the first landing in Italy to the final death throes of the Third Reich. Over five hundred bloody days, Sparks and his infantry unit battled from the beaches of Sicily through the mountains of Italy and France, ultimately enduring bitter and desperate winter combat against the die-hard SS on the Fatherland’s borders. Having miraculously survived the long, bloody march across Europe, Sparks was selected to lead a final charge to Bavaria, where he and his men experienced some of the most intense street fighting suffered by Americans in World War II. And when he finally arrived at the gates of Dachau, Sparks confronted scenes that robbed the mind of reason–and put his humanity to the ultimate test.

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