The famous D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. Republished as part of the Pan Military Classics series, 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.
Book Details
Format
paperback
ISBN-10
0671554352
ISBN-13
9780671554354
Publication Date
Jan 1985
Item Weight
1.35 pounds
Length
9.02 inch
Width
5.98 inch
Height
0.98 inch
First Sentence
Not the least remarkable aspect of the Second World War was the manner in which the United States, which might have been expected to regard the campaign in Europe as a diversion from the struggle against her principal aggressor, Japan, was persuaded to commit her chief strength in the west.
Sir Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings (born 28 December 1945) is a British journalist and military historian, who has worked as a foreign correspondent for the BBC, editor-in-chief of *The Daily Telegraph*, and editor of the *Evening Standard*. He is also the author of numerous books, chiefly on defence matters, which have won several major awards.
**Source**: [Max Hastings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hastings) on Wikipedia
