Overlord

The landings of June 6, 1944, on D-Day, marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the initial battle for the liberation of France. Max Hastings, one of the leading and most acclaimed historians of the period, questions and dismantles many legends in this masterful study that brings together the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors from both sides, as well as a host of previously unexplored sources and documents. . Overlord provides the reader with a brilliant and controversial perspective on the devastating battle for Normandy and bequeaths us one of the most comprehensive and praised works on the events. An absolute historiographic reference.