D-Day
The Solders' Story / 'Vivid, graphic and moving' Mail on Sunday
Published on 2. May 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-1-4736-4904-0 (ISBN)
Description
'As vivid as any Hollywood blockbuster' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times
'Vivid, graphic and moving' Mail on Sunday Book of the Year
JUNE 1944: THE DAY OF THE GREATEST SEABORNE INVASION IN HISTORY.
The outcome of the Second World War hung in the balance on that chill June morning. If Allied forces could gain a foothold in northern France, the road to victory would be possible. But if driven back into the sea, the invasion would be stalled for years.
D-DAY: The SOLDIERS' STORY lays bare the terror of those trapped on both sides in the frontline of Operation Overlord: the butcher's boy, the Panzer Commander's wife, the chauffeur of the General Staff, a conscripted German female radio operator, the men on the beaches. In a thrilling canvas of human action, this book reveals 'the longest day' as never before - drawn in its entirety from the vivid experiences of those who were there.
This vast canvas of human bravado reveals 'the longest day' as never before - less as a masterpiece of strategic planning than a day on which thousands of scared young men found themselves staring death in the face. It is drawn in its entirety from the raw, unvarnished experiences of those who were there.
'It has a wonderful immediacy and vitality - living history in every sense' Anthony Horowitz
'Fantastic' Dan Snow
'Compellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de
force' Damien Lewis
'Stirring and unsettling in equal measure, this is history writing at its most powerful' Evening Standard
'Vivid, graphic and moving' Mail on Sunday Book of the Year
JUNE 1944: THE DAY OF THE GREATEST SEABORNE INVASION IN HISTORY.
The outcome of the Second World War hung in the balance on that chill June morning. If Allied forces could gain a foothold in northern France, the road to victory would be possible. But if driven back into the sea, the invasion would be stalled for years.
D-DAY: The SOLDIERS' STORY lays bare the terror of those trapped on both sides in the frontline of Operation Overlord: the butcher's boy, the Panzer Commander's wife, the chauffeur of the General Staff, a conscripted German female radio operator, the men on the beaches. In a thrilling canvas of human action, this book reveals 'the longest day' as never before - drawn in its entirety from the vivid experiences of those who were there.
This vast canvas of human bravado reveals 'the longest day' as never before - less as a masterpiece of strategic planning than a day on which thousands of scared young men found themselves staring death in the face. It is drawn in its entirety from the raw, unvarnished experiences of those who were there.
'It has a wonderful immediacy and vitality - living history in every sense' Anthony Horowitz
'Fantastic' Dan Snow
'Compellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de
force' Damien Lewis
'Stirring and unsettling in equal measure, this is history writing at its most powerful' Evening Standard
Reviews / Votes
Vivid, graphic and moving * Mail on Sunday Book of the Year * Earns its place in a crowded field by bringing a completely fresh, very human approach . . . It has a wonderful immediacy and vitality-living history in every sense * Wall Street Journal * Compellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de force * Damien Lewis * Fantastic * Dan Snow * Stirring and unsettling in equal measure, this is history writing at its most powerful. * Evening Standard * With his deft storytelling skills, Milton has produced an action-packed and racy narrative that breathes new life into the words and deed of the extraordinary generation that found itself caught up in one of the defining days of western history ... it's terrific stuff * BBC History Magazine * Giles Milton is no ordinary writer . . . This is an exemplary account enlivened and enriched by the author's discreet and under-stated sense of common humanity * Sunday Herald * Exquisitely written . . . the best of the best * Wall Street Journal * As vivid as any Hollywood blockbuster -- Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times Vivid, graphic and moving * Mail on Sunday Book of the Year * Earns its place in a crowded field by bringing a completely fresh, very human approach . . . It has a wonderful immediacy and vitality-living history in every sense * Anthony Horowitz * Compellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de force * Damien Lewis * Fantastic * Dan Snow * Stirring and unsettling in equal measure, this is history writing at its most powerful. * Evening Standard * With his deft storytelling skills, Milton has produced an action-packed and racy narrative that breathes new life into the words and deed of the extraordinary generation that found itself caught up in one of the defining days of western history ... it's terrific stuff * BBC History Magazine * Giles Milton is no ordinary writer . . . This is an exemplary account enlivened and enriched by the author's discreet and under-stated sense of common humanity * Sunday Herald *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4736-4904-0 (9781473649040)
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Giles Milton is the million-copy, internationally bestselling author of a dozen works of narrative history. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages. One of Milton's previous works, Nathaniel's Nutmeg, is currently being developed into a major screen project. Milton is the writer and narrator of the acclaimed narrative podcast series, Ministry of Secrets, produced by Sony and available on all platforms. He lives in London and Burgundy.