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In honor of it being D-Day here are a few of my favorite D-Day books
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:39 am
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:39 am
1. D-Day: The Battle for Normandy -Antony Beevor
-Just finished this one a few weeks ago, excellent book. Really gets into the teeth of the campaign and explains in great detail from both sides.
2. D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II - Stephen Ambrose
-Obviously, for a lot of people this is the first one they've read, if they have read anything about the subject. Also, for the Louisiana folks this is a big reason why there is a WWII Museum here.
3. The Longest Day- Cornelius Ryan
-This one has a lot of great stories in it as it was written not that long after the battle. Also, it was the basis for The Longest Movie, I mean the Longest Day.
-Just finished this one a few weeks ago, excellent book. Really gets into the teeth of the campaign and explains in great detail from both sides.
2. D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II - Stephen Ambrose
-Obviously, for a lot of people this is the first one they've read, if they have read anything about the subject. Also, for the Louisiana folks this is a big reason why there is a WWII Museum here.
3. The Longest Day- Cornelius Ryan
-This one has a lot of great stories in it as it was written not that long after the battle. Also, it was the basis for The Longest Movie, I mean the Longest Day.
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Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:12 am to geauxtigers87
Dday through German eyes.
It's a collection of interviews with German soldiers post war about that day and what they saw/experienced.
The interviews are really interesting in that the interviewer had visited the German defenses a few weeks before and interviewed some of the men, so he has pre-invasion and post-invasion interviews with some of these guys.
The main draw I got was how indoctrinated these men were in how they viewed themselves as liberators and defenders of Europe. As well as how they woke up that morning to a literal wall of warships that were not there the day before.
Always interesting to get the opposing viewpoints of main battles or invasions.
*edit I know the first book is FREE to download if you have Amazon prime.
It's a collection of interviews with German soldiers post war about that day and what they saw/experienced.
The interviews are really interesting in that the interviewer had visited the German defenses a few weeks before and interviewed some of the men, so he has pre-invasion and post-invasion interviews with some of these guys.
The main draw I got was how indoctrinated these men were in how they viewed themselves as liberators and defenders of Europe. As well as how they woke up that morning to a literal wall of warships that were not there the day before.
Always interesting to get the opposing viewpoints of main battles or invasions.
*edit I know the first book is FREE to download if you have Amazon prime.
This post was edited on 6/6/17 at 10:13 am
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:35 am to geauxtigers87
I've brought this up a few times, but Project Neptune by Symonds. It talks about trying to line up the invasion on the beaches primarily from a naval perspective. Great read
Posted on 6/6/17 at 5:11 pm to geauxtigers87
I really enjoyed reading Pegasus Bridge by Stephen Ambrose. It's a quick easy read and tells a story many Americans are unfamiliar with.
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