Esteemed historian Clay Blair described the airborne operations that comprised part of the Allied assault on Normandy in World War II, as “the stuff of instant legend” in his 1985 masterpiece “Ridgway’s Paratroopers”. Blair’s assessment is accurate as the exploits of the sky soldiers captured the public imagination and their achievements have been discussed in …
Fancying Casemate’s “Summer Blend of Fascinating Reads”: a .30 caliber machine gunner with God atop is shoulder; learning the true identities of “Catch-22’s” satiric caricatures; and how to advocate for America’s veterans FLINGING HISTORY TO THE WINDS AND GIVING FREE PLAY TO BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL IMAGINATIONS Readers must not be confused into believing the …
CASEMATE PUBLISHERS (who else?) OFFERS TWO OF THE BEST GERMAN TANK-COMMANDER MEMOIRS WRITTEN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR Reviewed and Highly Recommended by Don DeNevi “PANZER ACE – The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy”, by Richard Freiherr Von Rosen, Foreword by Robert Forczyk. Greenhill Books/Pen …
BOOK REVIEW by Todd Shugart Title: German Tanks in Normandy (The Panzer, Sturmgeschutz and Panzerjager forces that faced the D-Day Invasion) Author: Steven J. Zaloga Publisher: Osprey Publishing Price: £11.99 Date: 2021 Pages: 48 There are countless books on the Battle of Normandy and many books on the German tanks used in this …
I had the opportunity to travel to France in March of 2020 in order to tour the Normandy Region, with a focus on the D-Day sites. Over the course of 4 days, I was able to walk the ground where airborne legends of both the American and British armies made history, along with their brothers …
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Richard Hargreaves’ thorough analysis of the German defense of Normandy through the summer of 1944 provides “the other side of the story” for readers who based their understanding of the campaign on memoirs and studies presented from the Allied point of view. The Germans in Normandy is a detailed, yet highly readable account of the …
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The author, Gilberto Villahermosa, does a great job of detailing the II Corp’s intense and focused fighting in Normandy as the allies pushed them south and east. During this period of the war the II Parachute Corps did not have an effective replacement program, had no consistent air cover, and often did not have the …
Book Review of Major and Mrs. Holt’s Definitive Battlefield Guide to the D-Day Normandy Landing Beaches (75th Anniversary Edition with GPS References). Pen & Sword Books. Major and Mrs. Holt’s battlefield guide earns its of definitive. The guidebook covers six separate itineraries with mileage and time estimates, over 400 colored photographs and 21 itinerary maps …
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Hughes’ battlefield guide book, published in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, is an exceptionally good example of the genre. It is packed with information, yet clear and concise. Hughes has done a great service for those readers who will be visiting Normandy for years to come. Gareth Hughes’ Visiting the Normandy …
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We’ve tried to allocate all war movies and series about D-Day and the Battles in Normandy in 1944 (Operation Overlord) during World War 2. Should the list be uncomplete, please contact us. Band of Brothers (2001) [ Episode 1 / 2 / 3 ]They depended on each other. And the world depended on them.War, Drama, …
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