D-Day: As They Saw It

by Lord Carver (Foreword), Jon E. Lewis (Editor)

The extraordinary and compelling story of June 6, 1944 and the battle for Normandy is told here through first-hand testimonies from civilians and soldiers on both sides. D-Day: As They Saw It features classic accounts by soldiers such as Rommel and Bradley, together with frontline reports by some of the world’s finest authors and war correspondents, including Ernest Hemingway and Alan Melville. Published to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings, highlights of this unique collection include the break-out from Omaha beach as told by the GI who led it, a French housewife’s story of what it was like to wake up to the invasion, German soldiers’ accounts of finding themselves facing the biggest seaborne invasion in history, a view from the command post by a member of Eisenhower’s staff, combat reports, diaries and letters of British veterans of all forces and services, and accounts of the follow-up battle for Normandy, one of the bloodiest struggles of the war.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, World War II

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really a collection of diary and journal entries, remembrances, and official records from the weeks leading up to D-Day, D-Day itself, and the weeks afterwards. It includes references from the British, American's, Canadians, the French, the German's, and even a few non-German's fighting with the Nazi's. A very interesting read!

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating read from the people who lived it. Well put together to show the chronological progression from before the invasion until well after from the people who lived it, the allies, Germans and the people of France.