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What happened to the Allied armies in Normandy in the months after D-Day? Why, after the initial success of the landings, did their advance stall a few miles inland? How did the Germans, deprived of air support, hold off such massive forces for months? A fresh and incisive examination this most crucial campaign-with accounts from veterans on both sides-sheds new light on its demands and difficulties, as well as the plans and performance of all the commanders involved.
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Robin Neillands served in 45 Commando, Royal Marines, in the 1950s. He was a journalist and travel writer before becoming a writer of military history. He is the author of more than forty books; subjects he has covered include the myths surrounding the Great War generals, and Arthur Harris and the Allied bombing offensive of the Second World War. A regular contributor to military magazines and the national press, he also conducts battlefield tours in Europe and the USA and is a member of the British Commission for Military History.
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THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY got a very big review in the NEW STATESMAN on 6th February 2003: '... certain American historians - not to mention screenwriters -have long offered an alternative explanation: that the British preferred to sit tight in their foxholes drinking endless cups of tea rather than do theirshare of the fighting. This myth receives a witting and efficient rebuttal in Robin Neillands's book. He writes with an urgency because, as he notes, "itcannot be too long before some American academic reveals how the US contingent played a decisive part in beating the French at the Battle of Agincourt in1415 while the 'cautious' and 'timid' British archers looked on in 'watchful
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- PublisherCassell
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0304358371
- ISBN 13 9780304358373
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages352
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