booklist

Further Reading

Please find below a list of books in categories. These are just some of the books from our own library and there are many more which will be added as and when we find time. We are often asked about general books on D-Day and the Battle of Normandy so we have placed these at the top of the list.

Decision In Normandy - Carlo D’Este

A well researched general account looking at many different aspects of the Normandy Campaign.

Published: Konecky & Konecky 1983

ISBN: 978 1 56852 260 9

Overlord - Max Hastings

A well written general account of Operation Overlord - The Normandy Campaign.

Published: Michael Joseph 1984

ISBN:

D-Day And The Battle Of Normandy - Antony Beevor

The most recent general account of The Normandy Campaign.

Published: Penguin/Viking 2009

ISBN: 978 0 670 88703 3

Six Armies In Normandy - John Keegan

One of the best general accounts of Operation Overlord - The Normandy Campaign.

Published: Penguin 1982

ISBN: 0 14 00 5293 3

Dawn Of D-Day - David Howarth

A collection of first-hand accounts of D-Day well put together to build the picture of the way events unfolded in June 1944. One of the first books written and still one of the best,

Published: W J Williams & Son Ltd/Wrens Park 1959

ISBN: 0905 778 73 1

Categories - Please click on the link for books in each category