The D-Day Companion: Leading Historians explore history's greatest amphibious assault (Special Editions (Military) S.) - Hardcover

Historians, 13 World-leading

3.73

78 ratings by Goodreads

9781841767796: The D-Day Companion: Leading Historians explore history's greatest amphibious assault (Special Editions (Military) S.)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841767794 ISBN 13: 9781841767796

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2004

View all copies of this ISBN edition:

Published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, 'The D-Day Companion' book brings together the perspectives and opinions of leading military historians from both sides of the Atlantic. Operation Overlord saw the Allied Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery pit their wits against Hitler in a bold bid to liberate continental Europe. Featuring a foreword by Major Richard Winters, real-life commander of Easy Company as featured in Stephen E Ambrose's 'Band of Brothers', this is a unique and incisive examination of the momentous events that surrounded June 6, 1944. Each chapter of this new book focuses on a different aspect of the D-Day landings, from the build-up to the attack to the experiences of the troops on the ground.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:

'Anyone who wants to understand D-Day . . . should start their reading here.' -- Dr Gary Sheffield, King's College London

'The 60th anniversary of D-Day has unleashed a spate of books . . . Best of the bunch is The D-Day Companion. -- Taylor Downing, The Observer

'this book will commend itself to readers keen on delving deeper into the issues behind the headlines.' -- Andrew Roberts, The Evening Standard

For the reader who wants to go beyond the well-known facts, the D-Day Companion provides a fascinating collection of essays. -- Mark Archer, Financial Times

‘authoritative . . . excellent . . . impressive on planning and military deception, [the] contributors being among the foremost military historians of our time' -- Michael Burleigh, The Guardian

Book Description:

This book brings together the perspectives and opinions of respected military historians on history's greatest amphibious assault, D-Day.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.