…a dramatic, important and instructive story, and Beevor tells it surpassingly well. D-Day is very much a work of military history, so of necessity it is chockablock with the sort of battlefield chess-playing that can leave the non-military mind in a state of considerable confusion. But Beevor is less interested in moving troops from pillar to post than in telling us what war was like for them and for the civilians whose paths they crossed. Readers fortunate enough to know his previous books…are aware that his fascination with warfare is compounded by a deep knowledge, not always encountered in military histories, that war is hell…Yes, it was a great victory the Allies won in Normandy, and to this day all of us should be grateful to those who won it. But the cost, as Antony Beevor is at pains to emphasize in this fine book, was awful beyond comprehension.
The Washington Post
"Glorious, horrifying...D-Day*is a vibrant work of history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and women."-Time
Beevor's*Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge*is now available from Viking Books*
Renowned historian Antony Beevor, the man who "single-handedly transformed the reputation of military history" (The Guardian) presents the first major account in more than twenty years of the Normandy invasion and the liberation of Paris. This 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. Beevor draws upon his research in more than thirty archives in six countries, going back to original accounts and interviews conducted by combat historians just after the action.*D-Day*is the consummate account of the invasion and the ferocious offensive that led to Paris's liberation.
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Beevor's*Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge*is now available from Viking Books*
Renowned historian Antony Beevor, the man who "single-handedly transformed the reputation of military history" (The Guardian) presents the first major account in more than twenty years of the Normandy invasion and the liberation of Paris. This 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. Beevor draws upon his research in more than thirty archives in six countries, going back to original accounts and interviews conducted by combat historians just after the action.*D-Day*is the consummate account of the invasion and the ferocious offensive that led to Paris's liberation.
D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
"Glorious, horrifying...D-Day*is a vibrant work of history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and women."-Time
Beevor's*Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge*is now available from Viking Books*
Renowned historian Antony Beevor, the man who "single-handedly transformed the reputation of military history" (The Guardian) presents the first major account in more than twenty years of the Normandy invasion and the liberation of Paris. This 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. Beevor draws upon his research in more than thirty archives in six countries, going back to original accounts and interviews conducted by combat historians just after the action.*D-Day*is the consummate account of the invasion and the ferocious offensive that led to Paris's liberation.
Beevor's*Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge*is now available from Viking Books*
Renowned historian Antony Beevor, the man who "single-handedly transformed the reputation of military history" (The Guardian) presents the first major account in more than twenty years of the Normandy invasion and the liberation of Paris. This 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. Beevor draws upon his research in more than thirty archives in six countries, going back to original accounts and interviews conducted by combat historians just after the action.*D-Day*is the consummate account of the invasion and the ferocious offensive that led to Paris's liberation.
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BN ID: | 2940169382044 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
Publication date: | 10/13/2009 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Sales rank: | 512,953 |
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