The D-Day Atlas: anatomy of the Normandy campaign
This impressively illustrated study by Charles Messenger, re-released to mark the 80th anniversary of D Day this summer, chronicles the evolution of the Normandy invasion plan, the Allied coastal landings by sea and air, and the subsequent six-week struggle to break through the entrenched German defences. With a new introduction by historian James Holland, the book has at its heart more than 70 richly detailed full-colour maps, accompanied by original drawings used by the Allies during the war and contemporary photographs of the Normandy coastline.
The D-Day Atlas: anatomy of the Normandy campaign, Charles Messenger, Thames & Hudson, hbk, 176pp (£25), ISBN 978-0500297643
The Illusionist: The true story of the man who fooled Hitler
Throughout history, military commanders have sought to dupe their opponents. But the eccentric Dudley Clarke did so on a scale never accomplished before. In The Illusionist, historian Robert Hutton reveals the amazing story of how Clarke hoodwinked ‘Desert Fox’ Erwin Rommel, at the Battle of El Alamein in 1942 – an experiment in subterfuge that saved many lives on both sides.
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