D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor

D-Day: The Battle for Normandy

Antony Beevor
591 pages
Penguin Books
Sep 2010
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<b>The #1 internationally bestselling history of <i>D-Day</i> is now enhanced with rare video footage from the NBC News Archives for the ultimate narrative of the battle for Normandy</b><br><br> <b>&quot;Glorious, horrifying...<i>D-Day</i> is a vibrant work of history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and women.&quot; - <i>Time</i></b><br><br><b>Beevor's <b><i>Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge</i></b> is now available from Viking Books </b><br><br>Renowned historian Antony Beevor, the man who &quot;single-handedly transformed the reputation of military history&quot; (<i>The Guardian</i>) 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. <i>D-Day</i> is the consummate account of the invasion and the ferocious offensive that led to Paris's liberation.

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