Decision in Normandy

A great flip side to Ambrose's D Day book. This is HOW ccampaigns are PLANNED and then EXECUTED. But reading a great deal of background material will help enormausly......more

This really should be called Decision About Montgomery. It is a very detailed look at the decision-making and command process during the entire Normandy campaign with a heavy focus on the British sectors, with Montgomery at the center. Interesting at times, but the focus tends to relegate what actua......more

This is not a history of the Normandy campaign; rather, it’s an examination of the command decisions and some, not all, of the operations within. Of the landings, only Sword Beach is covered in detail. The taking of Cherbourg is not covered; we just know it happened. I wish the Cobra breakthrough re......more

A very interesting take on Normandy, basically from D+1 on. This focuses on the decisions and the decision making process of the Allies and the Germans. The big differences between the two sides is glaring. In addition to the 2 sides, there is further delve with the differences between the Brits and......more

An excellent, in-depth analysis of the Anglo-American campaign in Normandy. D'Este looks at the campaign from an operational rather than a tactical level, thus looks at the decsions of army group and army commanders with some inclusion of how the corps commanders executed the decisions. He especiall......more