A compelling and masterly account of the D-Day landings from the
No. 1 bestselling historian Max Hastings, author of Vietnam and
Operation Pedestal. 'Max Hastings stands in the first rank of
writers on modern war' – Financial TimesOn 6 June 1944 – D-Day
– British, Canadian and American troops staged the greatest
amphibious landing in history.It was the start of Operation
Overlord, the battle to take Normandy from the Third Reich. Over
ten gruelling weeks, the Allies fought the entrenched German army,
some infantry units suffering an almost 100 per cent casualty rate.
In Overlord, acclaimed historian Max Hastings has drawn on
eyewitness accounts of survivors from both sides, plus a wealth of
previously untapped sources and documents, to write a gripping and
authoritative account of the devastating fighting that paved the
way for the liberation of north-west Europe.'A book which combines
serious historical and critical comment with brilliant reportage.
He brings both the arguments between higher commanders and the
fighting on the battlefield itself to life' – Times Literary
Supplement
Pokračovanie úspešnej trilógie Pán Prsteňov, v ktorom sa zavŕši
príbeh putovania hobita Froda k Puklinám osudu a vojny, ktorá
zavládla v Stredozemi. Knihu preložil Otakar Kořínek.
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