Decision in Normandy - Hardcover

Carlo D'Este

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568522606 ISBN 13: 9781568522609

Publisher: Konecky & Konecky Military Books, 2000

Synopsis

The battle for Normandy was the most complex and daring military operation in the history of modern warfare. Two years of intense, detailed planning reached its successful conclusion when the Allied forces took the beaches on D-Day. But the seventy-six-day campaign that followed, the Allies' crucial bid for a toehold in western Europe, was one of the bloodiest of the war, and its true story has been concealed in myth. Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished papers, declassified documents, diaries, and personal interviews, Carlo D'Este has written the first full account of what actually happened in Normandy, how the campaign went wrong, and how it was eventually won. Step-by-step the reader is taken through the Normandy campaign from the earliest days after Dunkirk when Churchill first considered the idea of a cross-channel invasion of France, to the key battles that determined that outcome, with maps clearly explaining the strategy and logistics of each battle.

About this title

About the Author:

Carlo D'Este was a serving officer in the United States Army from 1958-78. He retired, with the rank of lieutenant colonel to research and write this book.

Review:

"The best-researched, best-written account of the Normandy campaign I have ever read." --Drew Middleton, The New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Konecky & Konecky Military Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1568522606
• ISBN 13: 9781568522609
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 560