D-Day

The Battle for Normandy

By: Antony Beevor

Narrated by: Cameron Stewart

"Glorious, horrifying...D-Day is a vibrant work of history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and women." (Time)

Beevor's Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge is now available from Viking Books.

Renowned historian Antony Beevor, the man who "single-handedly transformed the reputation of military history" (The Guardian) presents the first major account in more than 20 years of the Normandy invasion and the liberation of Paris. This is the first book to describe not only the experiences of the American, British, Canadian, and German soldiers, but also the terrible suffering of the French caught up in the fighting. Beevor draws upon his research in more than 30 archives in six countries, going back to original accounts and interviews conducted by combat historians just after the action. D-Day is the consummate account of the invasion and the ferocious offensive that led to Paris' liberation.

©2009 Anthony Beevor (P)2009 Penguin

Critic reviews

"Absorbing... The reader finished this accessible history with the sense he has had a 360-degree look at Operation Overlord and its multinational cast... Terrifing reading." (USA Today)

"A dramatic, important, and instructive story, and Beevor tells it surpassingly well." (The Washington Post)

"Where the book really scores is in its eye for the operational detail and its vivid reconstructions of the experience of battle, as unavoidable courage mixes with arbitrary tragedy." (Lawrence Freedman, Foreign Affairs)

Among the best..

This book is marvelous in all ways. Having been written many years after the fact, With newly released archives, it is a grand edition to add to the ,”you are there”, quality.
Reading both sides of a battle as seen and lived by the rivals, Beevor deserves enormous credit for adding greatly to what we had read earlier.
The reader is excellent. His efforts at imitating the manner speech of the main characters are most successful with Churchill and Monty.
And Patton is his best American voice. Patton would like that.

Life used to be a little harder back in the day...

Perspective through history is important. While it's good to remain in the present, it's critical to remember the past.

Excellant audiobook

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes I would recommend to anyone interested in D day and the battle for France.

Which character – as performed by Cameron Stewart – was your favorite?

The Narration was very well done. But we Americans don't really sound like that do we?

History the way it should be...

If it is written by Antony Beevor you know you're getting a great history lesson. This is my 3rd book by Beevor. I highly recommend it.

Fascinating read

A great overall narrative. Well read with good pacing and delivery. While the changing accents for different speakers throughout the book took a little bit to get used to, it was helpful in remembering which countries each of the people were from.

Interesting story and details of d day and post

Interesting story and details of d day and post to Paris liberation. well read , generally well balanced account.

4.5 stars overall

The narrator's use of accents is appreciated but sometimes a bit disconcerting. Still a great book, just be prepared for all Americans to sound like cowboys.

Annoying narration took away from the story

Narrator Cameron Stewart’s penchant for reading quotations in the accent of the speaker - German, French, and an American accent that made all GIs sound like Depression-era gangsters - seriously detracted from the quality of the story. I will think twice about purchasing another book narrated by Cameron Stewart.

Another exceptional D-Day account

Antony Beevor adds to the amazing collection of D-Day narratives that most military historians have attempted at some point. It’s arguably the most analyzed event in WWII. He does an exceptional job of including all viewpoints it’s easy to forget how many players were involved in this most massive operation. And that the landings was just the beginning of the somewhat organized chaos. Good narration, excellent narrative.

awesome

loved it looking forward to more books by the author.. thanks again for the great work