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    Decision in Normandy

    By Carlo D'Este

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    “The best-researched, best-written account [of the Normandy Campaign] I have ever read.”—Drew Middleton, The New York Times Book Review

    One of the most controversial and dangerous military operations in the history of modern warfare, the battle for Normandy took over two years of planning from each country that made up the Allied forces. Mired to this day in myth and misconception, untangling the web of work that led to D-Day is nearly as daunting as the work that led to the day itself.

    Drawing from declassified documents, personal interviews, diaries, and more, Carlo D’Este uncovers what really happened in Normandy. From what went right to what went wrong, D’Este takes readers on a journey from the very first moment Prime Minister Churchill considered an invasion through France to the last battles of World War II.

    Loaded with photos, maps, and first-hand accounts, readers can trace the incredible road to victory and the intricate battles in-between. A comprehensive look into the military strategy surrounding the second World War, Decision in Normandy is an absolute essential for history buffs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDiversion Books
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9781635762150
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    Carlo D'Este

    Carlo D'Este, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and a distinguished military historian, is the author of the acclaimed biographies Patton: A Genius for War and Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life, among other books on World War II. He lives in Massachusetts.

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    • 4/5
      Gives a birds-eye perspective on the Normandy campaign, with an emphasis on Montgomery's leadership. One of the fairest assessments by an American, I think, concluding that Montgomery's strengths were not best suited to a campaign which required rapid readjustment and a high-degree of risk-taking. Readers who like to know what war was like for individual soliders may find the book disappointing, but those more interested in strategy and politics will enjoy it immensely.
    • 3/5
      Quite dated now, and some of D'Estes conclusions and arguments have not stood the test of time at all well, nevertheless this remains an acceptable overview of the campaign.The passage on the supposed reserve of british manpower perfidiously held back in the UK by a scheming Churchill, in particular, has been throughly debunked by Hart in "Colossal Cracks".
    • 4/5
      A great flip side to Ambrose's D Day book. This is HOW ccampaigns are PLANNED and then EXECUTED. But reading a great deal of background material will help enormausly
    • 4/5
      VERY,VERY GOOD, A MUST READ Well researched and extremely enjoyable