D-Day
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
June 6, 1944 — the day the fate of the Western world hung on a knife's edge across the beaches of Normandy. Written by Brigadier Peter Young, a decorated British officer who witnessed the Second World War firsthand, D-Day chronicles the most ambitious and consequential amphibious assault in military history: Operation Overlord. From the meticulous Allied planning under Eisenhower and Montgomery to the harrowing dawn landings at Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, and Sword, Young reconstructs the chaos, courage, and command decisions that turned the tide against Nazi Germany with authoritative precision. Drawing on his own battlefield experience and exhaustive primary research, Brigadier Young presents a narrative that balances the grand strategic vision with the visceral reality faced by individual soldiers storming fortified coastlines under withering fire. The work stands as a definitive military account, richly illustrated and meticulously detailed, that honours both the tactical genius and the immense human sacrifice of that pivotal day. For anyone seeking to truly understand how the liberation of Western Europe began, this account delivers an answer that is as sobering as it is unforgettable.
Author: Brigadier Peter Young
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Bison Books
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
June 6, 1944 — the day the fate of the Western world hung on a knife's edge across the beaches of Normandy. Written by Brigadier Peter Young, a decorated British officer who witnessed the Second World War firsthand, D-Day chronicles the most ambitious and consequential amphibious assault in military history: Operation Overlord. From the meticulous Allied planning under Eisenhower and Montgomery to the harrowing dawn landings at Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, and Sword, Young reconstructs the chaos, courage, and command decisions that turned the tide against Nazi Germany with authoritative precision. Drawing on his own battlefield experience and exhaustive primary research, Brigadier Young presents a narrative that balances the grand strategic vision with the visceral reality faced by individual soldiers storming fortified coastlines under withering fire. The work stands as a definitive military account, richly illustrated and meticulously detailed, that honours both the tactical genius and the immense human sacrifice of that pivotal day. For anyone seeking to truly understand how the liberation of Western Europe began, this account delivers an answer that is as sobering as it is unforgettable.