Sword: D-Day – Trial by Battle

by Unknown Author

In 'Sword', seasoned war historian Max Hastings delves into the actions of the Commando brigade, Montgomery's 3rd Infantry and 6th Airborne divisions around a single British beach, vividly depicting their struggles, hopes, and fears during years of training in England, followed by their victories and losses on the beach and beyond. Hastings recounts airborne assaults on the Caen Canal bridge and Merville Battery, battles on the shoreline and against inland German strongpoints, drawing on his extensive research, veteran interviews, and new archives. The book probes why British troops didn't reach Caen on 6 June, as Montgomery had pledged to Churchill, and tells the tale of the brigadier dismissed for this failure. It also presents portraits of key figures, from commando leader Lord Lovat, renowned for his bravery but also arrogance, to tank colonel Jim Eadie, whose tanks repelled a panzer division in the final hours of 6 June, and ordinary soldiers who experienced extraordinary events.

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