The fury of battle : a D-Day landing as it happened
Kershaw, Robert J., 1950-2018
Books, Manuscripts
Films and TV documentaries tend to glorify the D-Day tale, told through iconic heroes, almost akin to a Homeric Iliad account. Objective truth is so much more difficult to achieve. There were heroes yes, who were brave, generous and resolute in sacrificing thousands of lives to free people they had never met. But there was also human frailty in abundance. The assault on the Normandy beaches was exactly what German propaganda foresaw should be the consequence of trying to breach Hitler's invincible Atlantic Wall. The first hours appeared to realise the Allies' worst fears. If this resistance and intensity of firepower had been replicated on the other four beaches, the story of D-Day might have had a different outcome. This book follows the assault on Omaha Beach hour by hour, and draws on the experiences of the German enemy and French allies and cilvilians, to provide a new insight into perhaps the most important turning point in modern history.
Main title:
The fury of battle : a D-Day landing as it happened / Robert Kershaw.
Author:
Kershaw, Robert J., 1950-, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2018.
Collation:
xl, 376 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781445688527 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.5421421940.54214940.542940.542142
LC class:
D756.5
Local class:
940.5
Language:
English
BRN:
2335086