Synopses & Reviews
On June 6, 1944, the American and British armies staged the greatest amphibious landing in history to begin Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. Despite the Allies' absolute command of sea and air and vast firepower, it took ten weeks of fierce fighting for them to overpower the tenacious, superbly skilled German army. Now, forty years later, British war correspondent and military historian Max Hastings has drawn on many interviews and newly available documents to construct a dense, dramatic portrait of the Normandy invasion that overturns the traditional legends.
Review
"Accurately catches the heroism and desperation of the Allied invasion of France. Max Hastings' reportage of the battle is not unworthy to stand with that of the best journalists and writers who witnessed it. It is a tribute to his skills as a historian and writer that, across the space of forty years, he has managed to recreate what it was like for almost everyone who was there." John Keegan, The New York Times Book Review
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"A brilliant and concise account." The Washintgon Post Book World
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"Vividly and coherently written....Overlord cuts through the patriotic myths and stereotypes of D-Day without diminishing the ultimate achievement of the victors." Chicago Sun-Times
Description
Includes bibliographic references (p. [350]-353) and index.