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Overlord Max Hastings

Overlord By Max Hastings

Overlord by Max Hastings

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Summary

Max Hastings' classic account of the famous D-Day landings.

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Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy 1944 by Max Hastings

The famous D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. Max Hastings' acclaimed account overturns many traditional legends in this memorable study.

Drawing together the eyewitness accounts of survivors from both sides, plus a wealth of previously untapped sources and documents, Overlord provides a brilliant, controversial perspective on the devastating battle for Normandy.

Overlord Reviews

A masterly book, rich in insight, shrewd and weighty in judgement...Max Hastings stands in the first rank of writers on modern war. * Financial Times *
Max Hastings's reportage of the battle is not unworthy to stand with that of the best journalists and writers who witnessed it . . . A tribute to his skills as a historian. -- John Keegan * New York Times Book Review *
A fine account of the strategy and tactics of the campaign. The author has been shot at himself . . . This has done marvels for quickening his understanding of what such landings are like, and adds an extra cutting edge to his book. He goes over a well-worn path, full of pitfalls, and falls into none of them. * Economist *

About Max Hastings

Sir Max Hastings, author of numerous books including Armageddon, Going to the Wars, and Das Reich, was editor of the Daily Telegraph for almost a decade, then for six years he edited the Evening Standard. In his youth he was a foreign correspondent for newspapers and BBC television. He has won many awards for his books and journalism, particularly his work in the South Atlantic in 1982. He was knighted in 2002 for services to journalism.

Table of Contents

    • Section - i: List of Maps
    • Section - ii: List of Illustrations
    • Section - iii: Foreward
    • Section - iv: Prologue
  • Chapter - 1: 'Much the greatest thing we have ever attempted'
  • Chapter - 2: Preperations: Commanders; Airmen; Invaders; Defenders
  • Chapter - 3: To the Far Shore: The overture; The American beaches; The British beaches; Inland
  • Chapter - 4: The British Before Caen: Closing the lines; Villers-Bocage; EPSOM
  • Chapter - 5: The Americans Before Chebourg: The bocage; The battle for Chebourg
  • Chapter - 6: The German Army: Stemming the Tide: Soldiers; Weapons
  • Chapter - 7: The Battlefield: From the beachhead to the front; Casualties
  • Chapter - 8: Crisis of Confidence: The fall of Caen; GOODWOOD
  • Chapter - 9: The Breakout: COBRA; The limits of air power
  • Chapter - 10: The Open Flank
  • Chapter - 11: The Road to Falaise
  • Chapter - 12: The Gap
    • Section - v: Appendix A: Chronology of the Normandy Campaign
    • Section - vi: Appendix B: Allied Order of Battle
    • Section - vii: Appendix C: Forces available in ETO for Operation OVERLORD, D-Day, 6 June 1944
    • Section - viii: Appendix D: German land forces encountered by the Allies in Normandy
    • Section - ix: Appendix E: Some British administrative statistics
    • Section - x: Bibliography and a note on sources
    • Section - xi: Notes and references
    • Section - xii: Glossary
    • Acknowledgements - xiii: Acknowledgements
    • Index - xiv: Index

Additional information

GOR007203929
9781447288732
1447288734
Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy 1944 by Max Hastings
Max Hastings
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
2015-02-26
544
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