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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.542142
EAN num: 9780140235425
ISBN number: 0140235426
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 416
Printing Date: June 01, 1994
Publishing house: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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The man 'who writes about the war better than almost anyone in our century' ( The Washington Post Book World) here details how the armies of six nations met on the battlefields of Normandy in what was to be the greatest allied achievement of World War II.
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John Keegan's innovative approach to the invasion of Normandy correctly observes that the invasion, while colossal, was merely the beginning of a series of furious battles in northern France, and Keegan accordingly tackles not only the actions of June 6, 1944, but the subsequent Normandy campaigns by five Allied nations and their German opponents. Focusing on specific actions, such as the U.S. 101st Airborne night drop into France and the British infantry battles surrounding the city of Caen, he provides an exciting chronological account of the action in Normandy with considerable depth about tactical decisions.
Keegan is a skilled writer and his battle accounts are stirring. But beyond the vivid battle stories, this is also a book that will engage intellectually those who study battles and tactics, as well as the diplomatic activity that was necessary for the Allied victory in the Second World War's European theater of operations. --Robert McNamara
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This book is not your typical account of the D-Day invasion and battles. Keegan initially examines the strategic thinking that led to the need for and selection of an amphibious invasion of Europe. The account then examines different battles of different formations from different nations involved in the campaign. The approach Keegan takes allows examination of each nation's concerns and approach to the problems presented. Finally, Keegan examines the long term effect the Normandy campaign had on the war and beyond.
This book is not a blow by blow description of the landings such as 'The Longest Day' or Ambrose's 'D-Day'. Indeed,without knowing the campaign in general terms it would be difficult to make sense of much of this book. However, as a further examination and deeper reading of the campaign it is an excellent follow up to either of the above mentioned books.
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There are a lot of books on D-Day. The best known is "The Longest Day." Stephen Ambrose and Carlo D'Este have also produced important works. This book is a modern classic that ranks right up there with the best of them and there is a reason. It is an easy read and Sir John Keegan offers new ways of looking at the Normandy campaign.
Keegan is an extremely talented historian and journalist and has the credentials to write this book. He taught at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst before becoming the defense editor at "The Daily Telegraph."
His book focuses just not on D-Day itself, but on the campaigns in Normandy where combat determined the sucess or failure of the cross-channel invasion. This effort was the product of six national military traditions that had armies fighting in northern France at this time: France, Poland, Canada, Britain, and the United States on the one hand, and Germany on the other. Keegan is much better in discussing the traditions of the three English-speaking armies, but his account is a good corrective to popular accounts that focus just on the Americans and, to a much lesser extent, the British. His focus is broad and he shows that events elsewhere (like the July 20 plot on Hitler's life) affected events in Normandy.
Keegan is also more than willing to challenge widely held beliefs. He shows that the allies quickly broke the German defense on the beaches on the very first day of the battle. It was the professionalism of the German Army, many times despite the behavior of Hitler, that contained the allies in Normandy for week after week. Even though he is British, Sir John is more than willing to criticizes Montgomery's behavior in front of Caen.
His account culminates with the liberation of Paris, making this book a history of a campaign rather than of a battle or of the D-Day landings. Make it part of your library.
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One of the best books on its subjects and one of John Keegan's best. A true classic in military history.
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Dr. Keegan is a billiant storyteller with a particular ability to give us the soldier's view of important events. In this ground-breaking work, he gives us the view with thoughts on the national cultural background of the armies at Normandy. How the national identify/culture affects the way those nations fight wars is an intriguing topic and an entertaining one when Dr. Keegan applies that thought to a particular series of events in the greatest battle of the greatest war in the 20th century. It is an enjoyable read and a must have for anyone interested in the military history of the second world war.
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This is the worst WWII book I have come across.
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