"Glorious, horrifying... D-Day is a vibrant work of history that
honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and women."--Time
Renowned historian Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad and The Battle
of Arnhem, and the man who "single-handedly transformed the reputation
of military history" (The Guardian) presents the first major account
in more than twenty years of the Normandy invasion and the liberation of
Paris. This is the first book to describe not only the experiences of
the American, British, Canadian, and German soldiers, but also the
terrible suffering of the French caught up in the fighting. Beevor draws
upon his research in more than thirty archives in six countries, going
back to original accounts and interviews conducted by combat historians
just after the action. D-Day is the consummate account of the invasion
and the ferocious offensive that led to Paris's liberation.