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Synopsis
The definitive account of the Normandy invasion by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945.
The Barnes & Noble Review
"As the ramp went down we were getting direct fire right into our craft," wrote a soldier in the 116th on the western part of Omaha. "My three squad leaders in front and others were hit. Some men climbed over the side. Two sailors got hit. I got off in water only ankle deep. I tried to crawl but the water suddenly was up to my hips. I crawled to hide behind the steel beach obstacle. Bullets hit off of it and through my pack missing me. Others hit more of my men."Renowned military historian Antony Beevor, author of the bestselling Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945, here uses the words of a U.S. infantryman to evoke the famous June 6, 1944 landing at Omaha Beach, part of the massive Operation Overlord, when the Allies invaded Nazi-occupied France and began pushing Hitler’s armies eastward into the German fatherland. Beevor’s impressively researched and accessibly narrated account of the turning point of World War II begins a few days before the invasion, as Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower prays for good weather, and ends on August 25th, when Allied troops triumphantly liberate Paris. The focus swivels with meticulous precision to illuminate the military, political, and personal dynamics on all sides, offering the perspectives of the American, British, Canadian, French, and German militaries.
Book Details
Published
October 1, 2009
Publisher
Penguin Group (USA)
Format
MP3 Book
ISBN
9781101145715