Normandy '44
Subtitle: D-Day and the battle for France : a new history
By: James Holland
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 649
ISBN-13: 9781787631281; 9781787631274
Subjects: Campaigns; Military History; World War, 1939-1945; Military campaigns
Other titles: Normandy 1944
Description: D-Day and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed have come to be seen as a defining episode in the Second World War. Its story has been endlessly retold, and yet it remains a narrative burdened by both myth and assumed knowledge. In this reexamined history, James Holland presents a broader overview, one that challenges much of what we think we know about D-Day and the Normandy campaign. The sheer size and scale of the Allies' war machine ultimately dominates the strategic, operational and tactical limitations of the German forces. This was a brutal campaign. In terms of daily casualties, the numbers were worse than for any one battle during the First World War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Part I: The battle before D-Day; title: Part II: Invasion; title: Part III: Attrition; title: Part IV: Breakout; title: Postscript.