Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die by Giles Milton
The international bestselling historian and host of the Unknown History podcast presents a ground-breaking account of the first 24 hours of the D-Day invasion told by a symphony of incredible accounts of unknown and unheralded members of the Allied--and Axis--forces.
More than seventy-five years have passed since D-Day, 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 succeeded in gaining a foothold in northern France, the road to victory would be open. But if the Allies could be driven back into the sea, the invasion would be stalled for years, perhaps forever. An epic battle that involved 156,000 men, 7,000 ships and 20,000 armored vehicles, the desperate struggle that unfolded on June 6th, 1944 was, above all, a story of individual heroics--of men who were driven to keep fighting until the German defenses were smashed and the precarious beachheads secured. This authentic human story--Allied, German, French--has never fully been told. Giles Milton's bold new history narrates the day's events through the tales of survivors from all sides: the teenage Allied conscript, the crack German defender, the French resistance fighter. From the military architects at Supreme Headquarters to the young schoolboy in the Wehrmacht's bunkers, Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy lays bare the absolute terror of those trapped in the front line of Operation Overlord. It also gives voice to those who have hitherto remained unheard--the French butcher's daughter, the Panzer Commander's wife, the chauffeur to the General Staff. 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. Includes Maps and Black-and-White Photographs
He specializes on the history of travel and exploration, and has written pieces to most of the British national newspapers as well as numerous overseas media. He has traveled widely across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas as part of his studies. He is the author of four nonfiction works, including the best-selling Nathaniel's Nutmeg, which has been translated into fifteen languages around the world. Nose is Edward Trencom's first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781250134929 |
| ISBN 10 | 1250134927 |
| Title | Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die |
| Author | Giles Milton |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2019-03-12 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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