Remembering D-day: Personal Histories Of Everyday Heroes

by Martin W. Bowman

In association with the Imperial War Museum, this remarkable collection of personal histories will mark the 60th anniversary of D-day on June 6th 2004. subsequently D-day has become known as the single most crucial watershed of the last century. To commemorate the 60th anniversary Martin Bowman has compiled a unique collection of personal narratives of the men who were part of this extraordinary moment in history. civilians as well as all ranks from air, land and naval services reflecting the fact that this was a combined operation and not simply a land invasion as it's often portrayed. Significantly these fascinating accounts, many sourced from Martin Bowman's extensive contacts with international veterans associations, have been found from all the major nations that took part on the day to authentically represent the combined accomplishment of services and nations. detail that both anchor the stories to the chronological history of the day and bring the events into pin-point clarity.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Military Fiction, Military History

First published September 5, 2000

About the author

Martin W. Bowman is one of Britain's leading aviation authors, with over 100 published books on the Second World War and post-war aviation history, and several on the landscape of East Anglia. He has also established an international reputation for his superb imagery and aerial photography. He has a passion for flying in military aircraft. He lives in Norwich, Norfolk.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truly inspiring and totally gut churning. This is a very vivid account of D-Day from dozens of perspectives, Allied and not, paratroopers, pilots, sailors, ground troops, famous officers, everyday soldiers and civilians. Their descriptions of that day are very matter of fact. They don't whisper over the fact that a few of their mates didn't make it. They honour their memory by reliving their final acts in great detail and also explain that fraction of a second or foot to the right or the left that meant they made it home instead of the next bloke.

[Paul Dabrowa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A perfect companion for walking the D-Day beaches. Was reading it during the D-Day 70 celebrations and made the experience real. I even met some of the people from the book which was a surprise.