{"product_id":"dday-9781473649019","title":"DDay","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Vivid, graphic and moving'' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It has a wonderful immediacy and vitality - living history in every sense'' Anthony Horowitz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Fantastic'' Dan Snow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Compellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de force'' Damien Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Stirring and unsettling in equal measure, this is history writing at its most powerful'' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlmost seventy-five years have   passed since D-Day, the day of the greatest seaborne invasion in history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe outcome of the   Second World War hung in the balance on that chill June morning. If Allied   forces succeeded in gaining a foothold in northern France, the road to   victory would be open. But if the Allies could be driven back into the sea,   the invasion would be stalled for years, perhaps forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn   epic battle that involved 156,000 men, 7,000 ships and 20,000 armoured   vehicles, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivid, graphic and moving\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday Book of the Year *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarns its place in a crowded field by bringing a completely fresh, very human approach  . . . It has a wonderful immediacy and vitality-living history in every sense\u003c\/b\u003e * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de force\u003c\/b\u003e * Damien Lewis *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFantastic\u003c\/b\u003e * Dan Snow *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStirring and unsettling in equal measure, this is history writing at its most powerful.\u003c\/b\u003e * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eWith his \u003cb\u003edeft storytelling skills\u003c\/b\u003e, Milton has produced an\u003cb\u003e action-packed and racy narrative\u003c\/b\u003e that breathes new life into the words and deed of the extraordinary generation that found itself caught up in one of the defining days of western history ... it's \u003cb\u003eterrific stuff\u003c\/b\u003e -- James Holland * BBC History Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eGiles Milton is \u003cb\u003eno ordinary writer\u003c\/b\u003e . . . This is \u003cb\u003ean exemplary account\u003c\/b\u003e enlivened and enriched by the author's discreet and under-stated sense of common humanity * Sunday Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExquisitely written . . . the best of the best\u003c\/b\u003e * Wall Street Journal *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739525951831,"sku":"9781473649019","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dday-9781473649019","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}