D-Day: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (original 2009; edition 2012)

A story of D-Day ( )

An excellent overview. Not exhaustative but excellent none the less. MOntgomery doesn't come out of this well, and the Americans clearly did very well. It was shocking to hear some of the British tactics and the fact that at one point, we let most of a German army out of our grasp. Very good combination of both first person eye witness testimony & also military unit movements. Good maps, good photos & ended quite appropriately @ the capture of Paris, recommended ( )

The Americans contribution to the success of the Allied invasion cannot be in doubt after reading this book. Also, the French come out of this account very well, and Beevor is keen mention all the other nationalities involved on the Allied side. Great History always informs and deepens knowledge. Beevor succeeds here, with this reviewer who was surprised by his view on the British General Montgomery; who emerges from this account less well and is lambasted at almost every turn

This is brilliant descriptive history, and provides flashes of analysis. For the more serious historian or military thinker, this book will be a good starting point, but is aimed more for the general reader.

Beevor doesn’t pull any punches either; atrocities were committed by both sides. It is also clear that D Day was part war of attrition, part war of annihilation. In this sense, it was a consistent with most of the rest of the Second World War, rather than an aberration. ( )

Probably best short description of the Normandy Campaign that I have read. It integrates the suffering of the French, which is good to see. As a Canadian, I believe he under-researched the Canadian contribution, but for all that he was objective. And the boy can write. Well done, a good read. ( )

Very detailed book outlining the battle of D-Day all the way through the liberation of Paris. - Greg
Very gory - Rich ( )