El día D de Churchill (Memoria Crítica)

by Allen Packwood, Richard Dannatt, Gonzalo García (translator)

La génesis, ejecución y secuelas del día D a través de los ojos del propio Winston Churchill.

Al amanecer del 6 de junio de 1944, el desembarco de la mayor armada de buques jamás reunida comenzó a las 6:30 horas. Durante la noche, los paracaidistas aseguraron el flanco oriental de la zona de desembarco, mientras que otras Divisiones Aerotransportadas estadounidenses protegían el flanco occidental para evitar contraataques alemanes. Cuando Gran Bretaña se despertó con la noticia del desembarco, la declaración formal ante la Cámara de los Comunes recayó sobre su Primer Ministro, Winston Churchill. Aunque Churchill era consciente de la enorme responsabilidad que tenía para con los soldados británicos y los civiles franceses, y aunque sabía que sus oponentes políticos cuestionarían su liderazgo, apenas compartirá las conversaciones, los pensamientos más íntimos, las deliberaciones y las decisiones que ha estado tomando y que seguirá tomando en este día. Todo pende de un hilo. El Día D de Churchill ofrece exactamente esa historia viva, una oportunidad sin precedentes para que los lectores vivan la Invasión de Normandía como la vivió el propio Bulldog británico.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, War, World War II

640 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 14, 2024

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found this book to be informative and interesting

[R J Mckay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was given this book by Goodreads for my honest opinion.
This book recreates and explains the most important battle in modern history; D-Day. It shows Churchill’s internal conflict as well as his powerful resolve to make this invasion succeed. I was drawn in by his internal comparisons to past failures and his overwhelming appeal to the British citizens to stand strong and fight. I found it odd that some of the facts given were dramatically different from other books I’ve read on World War II, but this may be a case of the truth evolving from the eyes of the beholder. Regardless, I enjoyed reading this book. It presented many new stories and events from other viewpoints that I will continue to research.

[DAB-E · Rating 2 out of 5]

I started reading this book shortly after finishing the Splendid and the Vile. As a result, many of the names of the top British players were familiar to me.

It is obvious that the author did a tremendous amount of research to put this book together. It is not an easy read. I found that I could only read a few pages at a time and often needed to reread sections to keep all of the names of the people and the codenames of the military plans straight. Having said that, if you are interested in WWII history, this makes a good history book.

There were several things that I did not know that I learned reading this and I thank the author and goodreads for that.

[Laura Camacho · Rating 4 out of 5]

Winston Churchill, una figura omnipresente en la historia, parece no tener secretos a estas alturas. Sin embargo, El día D de Churchill nos sorprende al apartar al político para mostrarnos al hombre que carga con el peso de decisiones bélicas que afectan miles de vidas. No obstante, a pesar de su riqueza narrativa, la estructura con tantos subcapítulos interrumpe el ritmo, haciendo que la lectura pierda fluidez. Aunque no alcanza las cinco estrellas, sigue siendo una lectura digna de explorar para quienes buscan conocer a Churchill desde otro ángulo.

[David Tice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very readable overview of Churchill’s roles in, and options about, Overlord and D-Day. Draws primarily from other sources. Also throws in a couple of seemingly random personal experiences in an attempt to, I guess, make D-Day more relatable - but they just add short random diversions from their overall story. Other than that, recommended for anyone with an interest in D-Day, Overlord, or Winston.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always good to revisit history to give one perspective. While not perfect Churchill was a true leader we needed at such a time at which he led. Worthwhile read for all history buffs.

[Celso Ferreira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Um livro que aborda de maneira profunda toda a abordagem de Churchill com relação ao dia D. Mostra desde a sua visão estratégica da guerra na Europa e sua preferência pelo ataque pelo Sul, principalmente para resguardar os interesses imperialistas britânicos, como seu receio da reação dos franceses frente à destruição provocada pela preparação e execução da invasão via Normandia, além da questão do risco de alta letalidade do lado dos invasores. Livro ótimo para compreender mais sobre as relações dos Aliados no planejamento e preparação da operação Overlord.