James Holland
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the seventy-six days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Allied landing, have become the defining episode of World War II in the west--the object of books, films, television series, and documentaries. Yet as familiar as it is, as James Holland makes clear in his definitive history, many parts of the OVERLORD campaign, as it was known, are still shrouded in myth and assumed knowledge. Drawing freshly on widespread...
Author
Series
Duty calls volume 2
Language
English
Description
"If Hitler fails to invade or destroy Britain, he has lost the war," Churchill said in the summer of 1940. He was right. The Battle of Britain was a crucial turning point in the history of the Second World War, and now, acclaimed British historian James Holland has written the definitive account of this battle based on extensive new research from around the world, including thousands of new interviews with people on both sides of the fighting.
Publisher
distributed by Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"We must never forget the lessons learned on D-Day, June 6, 1944. On that fatal day, the cost of freedom was born out. We must always remember the thousands who sacrificed life and limb to free Europe en route to defeating the Nazis and eliminating the scourge of fascism from the planet. For the 75th anniversary of this momentous occasion, celebrated producer Ted Fitzgerald was there to film celebrations, reenactments, heroics, and testimonials of...