D-Day: The Battle for Normandy

The definitive account of the Normandy invasion by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945

From critically acclaimed world historian, Antony Beevor, this is the first major account in more than twenty years to cover the whole invasion from June 6, 1944, right up to the liberation of Paris on August 25. It is the first book to describe not only the experiences of the American, British, Canadian, and German soldiers, but also the terrible suffering of the French caught up in the fighting. More French civilians were killed by Allied bombing and shelling than British civilians were by the Luftwaffe.

The Allied fleet attempted by far the largest amphibious assault ever, and what followed was a battle as savage as anything seen on the Eastern Front. Casualties mounted on both sides, as did the tensions between the principal commanders. Even the joys of liberation had their darker side. The war in northern France marked not just a generation, but the whole of the postwar world, profoundly influencing relations between America and Europe. Beevor draws upon his research in more than thirty archives in six countries, going back to original accounts, interviews conducted by combat historians just after the action, and many diaries and letters donated to museums and archives in recent years.

D-Day will surely be hailed as the consummate account of the Normandy invasion and the ferocious offensive that led to the liberation of Paris. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-17-2009; Fresh Eyes On D-Day; Even sixty years beyond the Battle for Normandy it is still possible to present new material or take a different approach, which is exactly what Antony Beevor has done. He spends more time detailing the fate of those who lived in the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-17-2009; Definitive History of the Normandy Invasion; In April and May of 1944, I frequently flew over southern England on my way to bomb targets on the other side of the Channel. The sight below me would strike awe in anyone. There were miles of parked tanks, artillery guns, and trucks....; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-17-2009; A tour de force; Antony Beevor has given us what may well prove to be the definitive account of D-Day and the ensuing battle.The book is comprehensive to a fault and so rich in detail that you almost feel like you were there. He draws from, and cites,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-15-2009; The book of the movie?; From the opening pages of this rather disjointed and long winded book, the reader is reminded of the harrowing open battle scene in "Saving Private Ryan". Whereas in the past discretion was the better part of history, the tone here is...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-17-2009; Fresh Eyes On D-Day; Even sixty years beyond the Battle for Normandy it is still possible to present new material or take a different approach, which is exactly what Antony Beevor has done. He spends more time detailing the fate of those who lived in the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-15-2009; The book of the movie?; From the opening pages of this rather disjointed and long winded book, the reader is reminded of the harrowing open battle scene in "Saving Private Ryan". Whereas in the past discretion was the better part of history, the tone here is...; read full review | report as inappropriate