{"product_id":"9781784753481","title":"Sand and Steel : A New History of D-Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most comprehensive and authoritative history of D-Day ever published'Extraordinary' Andrew Roberts'Fascinating' Daily Mail'Magisterial' James Holland________________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.   ________________'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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41174605660312,"sku":"9781784753481","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/products\/9781784753481.jpg?v=1634833754","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781784753481","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}