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D-Day (Turning Points in History)
by Martin Gilbert
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Wiley (2004-04-26)
ISBN: 0471423408
EAN: 9780471423409
Dewy Decimal #: 940.542142
Hardcover: 240 pages
SKU: 27357
Condition: Collectable Like New
Comments: THE HARDCOVER BOOK! WILEY, 2004. THE UNABRIDGED 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT. WITH GREAT MAPS! HARDCOVER WITH WHITE LETTERING AND PAGES ARE MINT! No jacket. RAPID SHIPPING W/FREE TRACKING. GREAT PACKAGING. AIR MAIL.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
"The Allied landings in 1944 had all the prospects for disaster. Churchill thought he would be woken up to be told of massive casualties. Eisenhower prepared a somber broadcast announcing that the enterprise had failed. The specter of failure was always present. After a failed landing the Nazi regime would have regained the ascendant. New, terrifying bombs and rockets were ready to be launched. Long-distance submarines were in the final stage of development. The last million Jews of Europe were listed for deportation and death. Failure at Normandy could have given Hitler the chance of continuing to rule western Europe, particularly if the United States, bloodied and defeated in Normandy, had decided--after two and a half years of focusing on Europe--to turn all its energies to the ever-growing demands of the Pacific, leaving Europe to its own devices. Had that happened, I doubt if I would have been alive to write this book, or free to express my opinions without fear of arrest."
—Martin Gilbert
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Customer Reviews
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A good overview of the Normandy Invasion.
Rating  (3)
Date: 2007-10-05
This is a good overview from the British perspective of the Normandy Invasion. Gilbert points out that Churchill prepared the way for a return to France after the defeat in France. He did this by fostering the French Resistance, making guerrilla raids on the coast, and letting the captive population know the real news. When the Americans did enter the war, the British led the way in leadership on the invasion. Gilbert insists that it was not Churchill who was a critic of the French option rather than the soft under belly of Europe.
Gilbert does a good job of portraying the strategy of the invasion, rather than of the actual fighting. The actual invasion is covered in only three of the ten chapters. The rest details the preparation and the end result. As Gilbert reminds us, if the invasion had failed, the population of Europe might have led very different lives. A good read.
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DDay from the British Perspective
Rating  (4)
Date: 2004-06-23
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
I found this book to be a fast and excellent read. Where Ambrose's DDAY is a minute by minute tactical read of this moment in history, Gilbert focuses on the overall strategy and illuminates key points during the invasion. Gilbert also introduces a novel concept to American readers, Montgomery as an outstanding leader, loved by his men, and not just the prima donna other books and movies have made him out to be. Gilbert also makes a solid effort to accurately account not just for the lives lost by the Allied troops but also by French civilians prior to, during, and after the invasion. This is a well written account of DDay and worth the time to read.
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