History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. 11: The Invasion of France and Germany, 1944-1945
August 22, 2010 | In: Books
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With this volume, Samuel Eliot Morison recounts the U.S. Navy’s role in the largest and most complicated military operation ever undertaken: the invasion of Normandy. Involving more than a million American soldiers, 124,000 sailors, and 427,000 aviators, Operation Neptune-Overlord encompassed five major landings on the Norman coast. The most famous of these–the Utah and Omaha beach landings–involved the Western Naval Task Force, while the Eastern Naval Task For… More >>
1 Response to History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. 11: The Invasion of France and Germany, 1944-1945
Anonymous
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:25 am
It is an honor to be the first to review this book by Admiral Morison for Amazon.com. This is the first book I’ve ever read by this renowned historian, and it is outstanding in both detail and clarity. Admiral Morison (as he is referred to in Stephen Ambrose’s history of D-Day) tells this story clearly and with dramatic narration, as much as any history which strives to be complete can be. I intend to read his RISING SUN IN THE PACIFIC next, and I may try to read the entire series on U.S. naval operations in WWII, given time. This book is essential to an understanding of D-Day and, along with Mr. Ambrose’s books, gives any reader a great deal of insight into the most dramatic day of the 20th century, and maybe in the modern history of the world.
Rating: 5 / 5