Synopses & Reviews
Written by one of Britains best known and most respected military historians, The D-Day Experience graphically captures the planning and execution of the Allied invasion, which ultimately led to victory. More than 30 facsimile items of rare memorabilia thrust readers right into the heart of history: theyll have the unique opportunity to relive this momentous event by holding and examining facsimiles of rarely or never-seen maps, diaries, letters, secret memos and reports, posters and logbooks. Many of these have, up until now, remained filed or exhibited only behind glass in the Imperial War Museum and other collections worldwide.
Memorabilia highlights include:
U.S. Airborne secret maps showing drop zone from parachutist's eye view
Omaha Beach Intelligence message book with minute-by-minute reports
German radio signal log at 4:15 am on D-Day which reads Thousands of ships tracked. Theyre coming.”
The Wednesday, June 7, 1944, edition of Stars and Stripes
Gold Beach Infantryman's handwritten diary from June 4June 17, 1944, describing landings, the move inland, and battlefield promotion.
Propaganda leaflets dropped on Allied troops by night-flying German pilots
Juno Beach Canadian infantryman's letter written to his wife on the Channel crossing on the eve of D-Day. He survived D-Day but was killed later in Holland.
And more!
Synopsis
Written by one of Britain's best known and most respected military historians,
The D-Day Experience graphically captures the planning and execution of the Allied invasion, which ultimately led to victory. More than 30 facsimile items of rare memorabilia thrust readers right into the heart of history: they'll have the unique opportunity to relive this momentous event by holding and examining facsimiles of rarely or never-seen maps, diaries, letters, secret memos and reports, posters and logbooks. Many of these have, up until now, remained filed or exhibited only behind glass in the Imperial War Museum and other collections worldwide.
Memorabilia highlights include: U.S. Airborne secret maps showing drop zone from parachutist's eye view
Omaha Beach Intelligence message book with minute-by-minute reports
German radio signal log at 4:15 am on D-Day which reads "Thousands of ships tracked. They're coming."
The Wednesday, June 7, 1944, edition of Stars and Stripes
Gold Beach Infantryman's handwritten diary from June 4-June 17, 1944, describing landings, the move inland, and battlefield promotion.
Propaganda leaflets dropped on Allied troops by night-flying German pilots
Juno Beach Canadian infantryman's letter written to his wife on the Channel crossing on the eve of D-Day. He survived D-Day but was killed later in Holland.
And more
Synopsis
To honor the 70th anniversary of D-Day, this superlative book tells the story of the landings through more than 200 key objects carried by the men who launched the campaign. Selected for their importance to the outcome, and often arranged exactly as the kits were, the artifacts include uniforms, personal mementos, rations, blueprints, and even rare German Army and Waffen SS material.
Synopsis
and#160;To honor the 70th anniversary of D-Day, this superlatively photographed book tells the story of the landings through more than 200 key objects carried by the men who launched the campaign. Selected for their importance to the outcome, and often arranged exactly as the participants' kits were, the artifacts include uniforms and personal mementos of such Generals as Eisenhower and Patton; blueprints of the Mulberry harbors; personal mementos of the US Rangers on Omaha Beach and British Airborne troops at Pegasus Bridge; K-rations and cigarettes, and even rare German Army and Waffen SS material collected from the Normandy battlefields. International in scope, the book covers the US, UK, Canadian, Polish, Free French, and French Resistance, along with Axis soldiers.and#160;
About the Author
Dr. Martin Robson is a Lecturer at the Defence Studies Department, King's College London at the Joint Services Command and Staff College. He is the author of several works of military, aviation, and naval history. Dr. Robson delivers regular battlefield lectures and and#8220;on the groundand#8221; perspectives on D-Day and the fighting in Normandy as part of the UK Staff College Battlefield Tours.