In June 1944 the Allies launched Operation Overlord, the invasion of France and the opening of the long-awaited Western Front. Waiting for them were two German armies under command of General Rommel and an incredible assortment of prepared defenses. In this book author Giles Milton takes individual stories of several of the participants, German, American, British, as well as the French civilians caught up in the maelstrom that was D-Day. We are introduced to the commanders trying to figure out what is going on, to the soldiers caught up in the Hell on the beaches, the determined paratroopers lost somewhere behind enemy lines, the pilots trying to make a difference for those on the ground, and the ordinary Frenchman who wanted to be liberated but not at the cost of his life. These stories are odd, inspiring, poignant, and horrible... occasionally all at the same time. Definitely a new classic on the D-Day landings.
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