Overlord

Feet in the Sand. In the early hours of 06/06/1944 over 150,000 allied soldiers invaded Normandy, France in the largest seaborne operation in history. It was risky, took a huge amount administrative and logical planning with a divided command and an army unsure of itself. But it was a huge success an......more

Another outstanding work by Hastings on a WWII campaign, which in this case includes the Normandy invasion through the Breakout, approx. Jan-Aug 1944. As always the author is extremely detailed. This is particularly valuable when he compares and contrasts opposing weapons (more below). It does become......more

Overlord - Max Hastings I quite enjoyed this over 400 page historical piece on the Battle of Normandy. It’s the second book from Max Hastings I have read, the first being The Secret War in 2017. His writing style is what prompted me to pick up Overlord. The Secret War was not a favorite of mine, as c......more

So far this is my favorite book on the subject because Hastings does not favor any side in his analysis. Instead, he points out mistakes made by all sides. The reader comes away with the idea that the Germans were masters of the tactical battlefield, but strategically incompetent.......more