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Cheapest Price for D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor

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D-Day: The Battle for Normandy

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Amazon Editorial Review
The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. What followed them was some of the most cunning and ferocious fighting of the war, at times as savage as anything seen on the Eastern Front. This book offers an account of the battle of Normandy.


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A great book to read - (5/5)
I bought this book for my Grandson who is studying the second world war at school.

ANTONY BEEVOR D DAY - POOR - (2/5)
I found this book very poor. I really enjoyed Stalingrad which I thought provided a real insight into the Russian mindset during the war, and the dilemmas faced by some Germans too, but D-Day wasn't in that league. For a start little seemed new though Beevor is good with small details, he missed completely the great sweep of the battle and Montgomery's great strategy grinding down and destroying the German Army on the British and Canadian fronts while building up and breaking out on the American side.All the time completely hoodwinking the Germans as to the real intention of the Allies until the last moment.

Indeed the book seemed so anti-British I wonder if it was not deliberately written that way for the American market. There are a completely unjustified number of criticisms of the British commanders especially Monty, in respect of whom Beevor cannot bring himself to utter a single word of praise. Montgomery in fact is NEVER mentioned unless in critical terms. Montgomery did fail to deliver on some pre battle intentions but the great strategy for Normandy - including the American breakout, was his, set out at St Pauls School before the campaign and delivered in crushing style putting the allies on the Seine at D plus 90 just as Montgomery had predicted. This is the indisputable truth and Beevors work gives no sense whatever of this. Bradley of course did the detailed planning for Cobra, but the Strategic concept and direction was Montgomery's.Even Bradley who later fell out with Monty over the Ardennes gave Monty full credit for his performance in Normandy.

This aspect is so bad - even personal that I began to believe one of Beevor's relatives must have been slighted by Montgomery in some way, perhaps sacked or treated badly, to elicit such hostility. I thought there must be some sort of deeper explanation.

Wow - (5/5)
In the usual Beevor tradition this book is an excellent, well researched tome. A book to be kept for reference.

A ghastly episode from which we should learn - (4/5)
I can't say I loved it because how could one love reading about 1000-bomber raids on French villages to winkle out an enemy unit? Unless you're a speed reader you'll need a week's holiday to get through this one, but it's a tremendous achievement by Beevor with numerous personal stories and a very objective approach to the war.

All embracing review of D-Day - (5/5)
I was surprised to read so many negative reviews. I found this very readable and comprehensive. I confess that I have not read many historical works on this subject so cannot compare as others can do.

However if you want a good read logically laid out and clearly supported by wide ranging - if not perhaps new - research, this is the D-Day book for you.





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