{"product_id":"dday-9781473649040","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\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJUNE 1944: 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 could gain a foothold in northern France, the road to victory would be possible. But if driven back into the sea, the invasion would be stalled for years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eD-DAY: The SOLDIERS'' STORY \u003c\/b\u003elays bare the terror of those trapped on both sides in the frontline of Operation Overlord: the butcher''s boy, the Panzer  Commander''s wife, the chauffeur of the General Staff, a conscripted German female radio operator, the men on the beaches. In a thrilling canvas of human action, this book reveals ''the longest day'' as never before - drawn in its entirety from the vivid experiences of those who were there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis vast canvas of human bravado reveals ''the longest day'' as never before - less as a masterpiece of strategic\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 * 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 *\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 * Anthony Horowitz *\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 * 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 *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867248374103,"sku":"9781473649040","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dday-9781473649040","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}