Decision in Normandy

Name: Decision in Normandy
Price: 39.99 AUD
Availability: OutOfStock
ISBN: 9780141017617

The Real Story of Montgomery and the Allied Campaign

Carlo d'Este

$39.99

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We will update you on expected arrival time to us. If this delay is too long, please let us know within 2 business days and we can give you options regarding cancelling or adjusting your order. More details on cancelling your order can be found in our Terms of Trade.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Penguin
02 February 2009

History; European history; Second World War; Battles & campaigns

Published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings

Field Marshal Montgomery's battleplan for Normandy, following the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, resulted in one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War.

Carlo D'Este's acclaimed book gives the fullest possible account of the conception and execution of Montgomery's plan, with all its problems and complexities.

It brings to light information from diaries, papers and letters that were not available in Montgomery's lifetime adn draws on interviews with senior officers who were involved in the campaign and have refrained from speaking out until now.

By: Carlo d'Este
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780141017617
ISBN 10: 0141017619
Pages: 572
Publication Date: 02 February 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lt Col. Carlo D'Este retired from the US army in 1978 to write full time. His books include Bitter Victory: The Battle for Sicily 1943, Patton: A Genius for War, World War II in the Mediterranean 1942-1945, and Eisenhower: Allied Supreme Commander. He is currently writing a military biography of Churchill, Warlord, which will be published by Allen Lane.

Reviews for Decision in Normandy: The Real Story of Montgomery and the Allied Campaign

June 2004 marked the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the audacious and costly in terms of lives invasion of France and the real beginning of the end of the Nazi regime. However, the landings were just the beginning. The battle plan for Normandy had been drawn up by Field Marshal Montgomery and it remains controversial to this day. What Montgomery planned, what actually occurred and how Montgomery often re-wrote his own history to fit into the events afterwards have caused arguments between historians and soldiers alike. Retired US Army Lt Col Carlo D'Este's book makes full use of historical documents and face to face interviews with participants and gives an account that has not been bettered since its original publication in 1983. Updated with a new introduction written in the light of the 60th anniversary, this is a very timely re-publication of this important and balanced account of the Normandy Campaign. (Kirkus UK)