D-Day: One of the most eminent historians of our time by Martin Gilbert
D-Day: One of the most eminent historians of our time by Martin Gilbert
Hardcover
ISBN 0471423408
Publisher: Wiley & Sons 2004
Used - Very Good. This book is in very good condition and the covers are beautifully preserved and the condition of the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.
The Allied landings in 1944 had all the prospects for disaster. Churchill thought he would be woken up to be told of massive casualties. Eisenhower prepared a somber broadcast announcing that the enterprise had failed.
The specter of failure was always present. After a failed landing the Nazi regime would have regained the ascendant. New, terrifying bombs and rockets were ready to be launched. Long-distance submarines were in the final stage of development. The last million Jews of Europe were listed for deportation and death.
Failure at Normandy could have given Hitler the chance of continuing to rule western Europe, particularly if the United States, bloodied and defeated in Normandy, had decided-after two and a half years of focusing on Europe-to turn all its energies to the ever-growing demands of the Pacific, leaving Europe to its own devices.
