D-Day Documents is a complete and previously unpublished collection of compelling war diary entries covering every unit and regiment to land on the beaches of Normandy, along with intelligence documents, military reports and photographs that build up a clear picture of what really happened on that monumental day. Published in partnership with The National Archives to mark the 70th anniversary, this is an invaluable resource for military historians and anyone researching a family members’ role in D-Day.
Dr. Paul Winter studied at the University of Cambridge and is a freelance academic. He has published in major British academic journals, contributed to The Times and has appeared on BBC television and radio. He has previously published Defeating Hitler: Whitehall’s Secret Report on Why Hitler lost the War with Bloomsbury.
It is impossible to read this material without emerging with a
better understanding of - and admiration for - the nature and scale
of Allied soldiers' achievements on D-Day, as well as awareness of
the sacrifices involved ... A valuable book.
*Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research*
War Diaries provide a uniquely vivid and immediate answer to the
question that is foremost in the minds of so many students of
military history -"What was it like to be there?”. They are also
the most powerful corrective to the inevitable historical drift
towards myth and distortion, as the course of events unfolds. These
D-Day Documents provide a compelling example of the importance of
such diary records to the web and weave of history.
*President of the Airborne Assault Normandy Trust*
I recommend 'D-Day Documents' to all who wish to understand that
momentous event from the point of view of those in the assaulting
units. They tell us what they thought was important to record at
the time; what they wanted us to remember.
*Author of 'The Utility of Force'*
With the approach of the seventieth anniversary of the greatest
Allied amphibious and airborne operation in history, it is fitting
that Paul Winter has used the medium of regimental war diaries to
remind us of how tough the fighting was.
*Author of No Picnic and Ready for Anything*
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