Books
Phase
D-Day and Normandy Campaign
1944 CE
D-Day, 6 June 1944, began the Allied invasion of Normandy and the liberation campaign in western Europe. American, British, Canadian and other forces landed on fortified beaches while airborne troops fought inland. The campaign that followed involved hedgerow fighting, logistics, civilian suffering and the gradual collapse of German positions in France.
It mattered because it created the western front that helped defeat Nazi Germany. Normandy also combined grand strategy with intensely local experiences in villages, beaches, hospitals and resistance networks.
Related people for D-Day and Normandy Campaign
Adolf Hitler1889–1945 Bernard Montgomery1887–1976 Charles de Gaulle1890–1970 Dwight D. Eisenhower1890–1969 Erwin Rommel1891–1944 Harry S. Truman1884–1972 Heinrich Himmler1900–1945 Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat1911–1995 Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet1892–1984 Willy Field1921 Winston Churchill1874–1965
Non-Fiction
14 Best Non-Fiction Books About D-Day and the Normandy Campaign
Histories, biographies and reference works are listed separately from the historical novels above.
