The Battle of Normandy 1944

by Robin Neillands

Book Overview

A fresh and incisive examination of one of the Second World War's crucial campaigns, the battle for Normandy in the months after D-Day. What happened to the Allied armies in Normandy in the months after D-Day, 1944? Why, after the initial success of the landings, did their advance stall a few miles inland from the beaches? Why did the British take so long to capture Caen? Why did the US infantry struggle so much in the bocage south of Omaha beach?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0304365637
• ISBN13: 9780304365630
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Cassell
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Balanced

I haven't quite finished this book yet, but I've throughly enjoyed reading it. This book is not a biased criticism! It is simply an historical work that looks at the battle of Normandy from the British and Canadian perspective. I'm sure there are countless works that focus primarily on the American contribution, so I have no idea why a few reviews are so upset about this fact. Because the British and Canadian efforts in the Battle of Normandy were every bit as vital as that of the American's for the success of Montgomery's strategy - and Overlord was a success against fanatical German resistance - it is important that Canadian and British contribution is not forgotten.

setting the record straight

A great book that sets the record straight!! and a great introduction to the normandy campaign