Normandy: The Sailor's Story: A Naval History of D-Day and the Battle for France

The first account of the Allied navies' vital contribution to the success of the D-Day landings and the Normandy campaign



The Allied liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe is one of the most widely recognized events of modern history. The assault phase, Operation Neptune, began with the D-Day landings in Normandy-one of the most complex amphibious operations in history, involving 7,000 ships and nearly 200,000 men. But despite this immense effort, the wider naval campaign has been broadly forgo...