D-Day
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D-Day

by Antony Beevor

2009•Documentary•639 pages

Taste attributes: documentarywarhistoricalfastunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book that is heavy, stirring and dark. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

The definitive account of the Normandy invasion by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945From critically acclaimed world historian, Antony Beevor, this is the first major account in more than twenty years to cover the whole invasion from June 6, 1944, right up to the liberation of Paris on August 25.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryWarHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

CampaignsMilitary HistoryWorld War, 1939-1945HistoryNonfictionMilitary campaignsOperation OverlordTweede Wereldoorlog

Details

Author
Antony Beevor
Published
2009
Pages
639
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