Sand and Steel
A New History of D-Day
Prof Peter Caddick-Adams, TD, VR, BA , PhD, FRHistS, FRGS, KJ author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cornerstone
Published:16th Apr '20
Should be back in stock very soon
Peter Caddick-Adams is one of the leading military historians of his generation. This is the second volume of his definitive account of the liberation of Europe in 1944-45.
The most comprehensive and authoritative history of D-Day ever published
‘Extraordinary’ Andrew Roberts
‘Fascinating’ Daily Mail
‘Magisterial’ James Holland
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6 June 1944, 4 a.m. Hundreds of boats assemble off the coast of France. By nightfall, thousands of the men they carry will be dead.
This was D-Day, the most important day of the twentieth century.
In Sand and Steel, one of Britain’s leading military historians offers a panoramic new account of the Allied invasion of France. Drawing on a decade of new research, Peter Caddick-Adams masterfully recreates what it was like to wade out onto the carnage of Omaha Beach, or parachute behind enemy lines in Normandy. He explores the year-long preparations that went into the invasion, overturning decades-old assumptions about Allied strategy. And he pays tribute to the remarkable individuals who made D-Day possible – not just soldiers on the beaches, but also paratroopers, sailors, aircrews, and women on the Home Front.
The result is a compulsively readable account of the greatest battle of the Second World War. It will be the definitive work on D-Day for years to come.
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‘A hugely impressive book which makes full use of a lifetime of learning and experience.’ Herald
‘Peter Caddick-Adams’ D-Day must surely go down as the definitive narrative of that pivotal moment in the history of the war.’ James Holland
‘This is a warts-and-all forensic examination of the Allied invasion, offering stacks of insight based on a decade of research.’ Soldier
Whether you are a visitor to the Normandy battlefields, a general reader interested in the greatest amphibious assault in the history of warfare, or just someone who appreciates extremely well-written military history . . . this truly extraordinary book is undoubtedly the one for you. -- Andrew Roberts
Following his excellent study of the Battle of the Bulge, Caddick-Adams does it again by explaining, as opposed to simply describing, the Allies’ victory. -- Jeremy Black
Peter Caddick-Adams is unquestionably one of the very finest historians of the Second World War . . . His D-Day must surely go down as the definitive narrative of that pivotal moment in the history of the war. -- James Holland
Fascinating . . . Reveals the full horror Allied troops suffered as they prepared to overwhelm the Nazis, examining the facts behind the historic assault. * Daily Mail *
This is a hugely impressive book which makes full use of a lifetime of learning and experience. It is also rich in unexpected detail . . . Such an entertaining and engaging account. * The Herald *
This is a warts-and-all forensic examination of the Allied invasion, offering stacks of insight based on a decade of research. * Soldier *
An in-depth and rigorously researched look [at D-Day]. * Publishers Weekly *
Peter Caddick-Adams’s Sand and Steelprovides wonderful insight into war on the Western Front. With this follow-up to his magisterial Snow and Steel (2014), on the Battle of the Bulge, Mr Caddick-Adams weighs in with a detailed chronicle that hard-core World War II buffs will relish. * Wall Street Journal *
A thorough, exciting, and altogether excellent choice for World War II – and especially D-Day – aficionados. -- Starred review * Kirkus *
If you only read one book on D-Day, this should probably be it. It places a microscope on the preparation and the 24-hours of D-Day itself, using interviews and memoirs from veterans to bring the events vividly to life. -- Editor's Choice * The Connexion *
ISBN: 9781784753481
Dimensions: 199mm x 128mm x 48mm
Weight: 731g
1072 pages