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Normandy ‘44
- D-Day and the Battle for France
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 24 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Normandy '44, by James Holland, read by John Sackville.
Renowned World War Two historian James Holland presents an entirely new perspective on one of the most important moments in recent history. Unflinchingly examining the brutality and violence that characterised the campaign, it's time to draw some radically different conclusions.
D-Day and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed have come to be seen as a defining episode in the Second World War. Its story has been endlessly retold, and yet it remains a narrative burdened by both myth and assumed knowledge.
In this reexamined history, James Holland presents a broader overview, one that challenges much of what we think we know about D-Day and the Normandy campaign. The sheer size and scale of the Allies’ war machine ultimately dominates the strategic, operational and tactical limitations of the German forces.
This was a brutal campaign. In terms of daily casualties, the numbers were worse than for any one battle during the First World War.
- Drawing on unseen archives and testimonies from around the world.
- Introducing a cast of eye-witnesses that includes foot soldiers, tank men, fighter pilots and bomber crews, sailors, civilians, resistance fighters and those directing the action.
- An epic telling that will profoundly recalibrate our understanding of its true place in the tide of human history.
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- Cliff
- 07-07-19
excellent modern review
should be read by everybody,gives a correct review of the battles,and shows allies in true light.
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- tim frank
- 15-08-21
Couldn’t have been better!
Well written, meticulously researched and narrated superbly. I’ve read criticism of a “corny” series of accents. Nothing could have been further from my assessment. The separation of different accents hugely improved my understanding of the perspectives of the protagonists. We’ll done indeed.
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- Leigh Russell
- 03-02-20
great content
great content, some new material, and the author has a knack of tying up facts that any ww2 would have heard before, but the narration or the poor choice in the actor made for irritating listening, the actor was too breathy and inappropriate
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- Desert-Mammoth
- 18-12-20
Good in-depth assessment; boring narrator
The narrator pretty much whispers the entire time which actually gets quite annoying after a few hours. Not a deal breaker, but he lacked the energy required when telling a story of this magnitude. Also when you turn the volume up to hear when driving, the audio crackles a lot because of how his uneven whispering voice plays out.
Book itself is good and goes into much more of the specifics than Beevor’s works, though that’s nothing new. A good read for someone already vaguely familiar with the ins and outs of the battle.
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- Alan Blair
- 21-12-20
Incredible story.
This book has been beautifully written, some account's of D'Day can become very dry and tough to absorb.
The narrator is smooth and easy to hear.
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-11-20
Excellent
Well balanced, researched and delivered. An insightfull account that looks, not only at the strategic view, but also the tactical and even the individual detail. Loved it.
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- svhappymondays
- 27-08-20
Those that know, know. 10/10
Detailed account of the battle for Normandy
leaves you in ore,especially with todays snowflakes 10/10
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- AJP
- 23-09-19
Another excellent James Holland book
Excellent book and well narrated. Thoroughly recommend to anyone interested in WW2 history. James Holland always puts a different side to the story and this is no different.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-08-19
A great new perspective on the Normandy Battle.
This is a fantastic book with lots of eyewitness accounts from both sides. It looks at the battle from new and different angles.
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- nicholas
- 13-07-19
We owe them so much!
Vigorously researched, a strong human element which often allowed the listener to feel they were there.Brutal, relentless so much loss of life by such young men on both sides who often forged strong friendships only to have it destroyed by a bullet or an explosion. These soldiers often saw what only can be described as hell.
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