Ideal for tucking into a daypack for tours of Normandys historyladenbeaches.USA Today The finest short overview of Operation Overlordthe greatestamphibious assa... » 

Ideal for tucking into a daypack for tours of Normandys historyladenbeaches.USA Today The finest short overview of Operation Overlordthe greatestamphibious assault in the history of warfareis undoubtedly Sir MartinGilberts DDay a stunningly impressive account. As might be expected fromChurchills biographer Gilbert is masterly on the grand strategic visionbehind the Allied invasion of Normandy but he also concentrates on thetremendous human story on the ground. Two sentences from this book actuallymoved me to tears when I read them coming soon after a harrowing descriptionof the often handtohand fighting two miles behind the Sword and Goldbeaches. Andrew Roberts Evening Standard London «