Stalingrad, winner of the samuel johnson prize, the wolfson prize for history. As with stalingrad and berlin the downfall, antony beevor s gripping narrative conveys the true experience of war. The decision to launch, excerpted from antony beevor s bestselling book d day. Stalingrad, winner of the samuel johnson prize, the wolfson prize for history, and the hawthornden prize. Overall, this was a fascinating read, which offered several different perspectives, including new research sources and served to fill the gaps in my. What kept the germans from knowing the exact details of the attack is the stuff of legendand a massive program of disinformation and doubleagenting, which beevor deftly relates.
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The chapter on the omaha beach landings is almost the literary version of the opening scene of the movie saving private ryan, with the same horror and pace. Beevor s previous books on the siege of stalingrad and the fall of berlin led us to expect something special from d day. Discover book depositorys huge selection of antony beevor books online. Max hastings, sunday times d day is a triumph of research. Andrew beevor has intervoven personal insights with the military history of the d day operations. Antony beevor, signed abebooks shop for books, art.
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