Description
Product ID: | 9780141017617 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Decision in Normandy |
Subtitle: | The Real Story of Montgomery and the Allied Campaign |
Authors: | Author: Carlo d'Este |
Page Count: | 576 |
Subjects: | European history, European history, Second World War, Battles and campaigns, Second World War, Battles & campaigns, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Field Marshal Montgomery's battle plan for Normandy, following the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, resulted in one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War. This book gives an account of the conception and execution of Montgomery's plan, with its problems and complexities. Field Marshal Montgomery''s battleplan for Normandy, following the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, resulted in one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War. Carlo D''Este''s acclaimed book gives the fullest possible account of the conception and execution of Montgomery''s plan, with all its problems and complexities. It brings to light information from diaries, papers and letters that were not available in Montgomery''s lifetime adn draws on interviews with senior officers who were involved in the campaign and have refrained from speaking out until now. |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2004-04-29 |