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
‘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
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