D-Day, 6th June 1944, was the climactic battle of the Second World War. Allied triumph was anything but inevitable - there was everything to play for and everything to lose. The story of the actual landings has been told and re-told many times, but no one has actually revealed the part that fate, human error, political infighting, deception and double agents played in the crucial ten days before the landings. David Stafford's compelling narrative, climaxing on the eve of D-Day, gives a day-by-day account of the untold ...
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D-Day, 6th June 1944, was the climactic battle of the Second World War. Allied triumph was anything but inevitable - there was everything to play for and everything to lose. The story of the actual landings has been told and re-told many times, but no one has actually revealed the part that fate, human error, political infighting, deception and double agents played in the crucial ten days before the landings. David Stafford's compelling narrative, climaxing on the eve of D-Day, gives a day-by-day account of the untold human story behind this momentous event from both the Allied and Nazi perspectives. Stafford focuses on twelve very different human narratives - not only those of Hitler, Eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill and Rommel, but of an American paratrooper; a Canadian infantryman; a French Jew in hiding, awaiting Liberation but helpless to do anything; and SOE agents fighting to keep their identity secret. TEN DAYS TO D-DAY recounts the entirety of events in the countdown that could have taken a fatefully different direction so many times along the way, revealing how narrow the margin was between victory and defeat. David Stafford, a historian tenured at the University of Edinburgh, is a critically acclaimed chronicler of World War II and is the author of CHURCHILL AND SECRET SERVICE and ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHILL.
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1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (top edges of flaps very slightly rumpled-otherwise VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xv + 366, illus with b&w plates and map (no inscriptions).
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Inscription on the first page, typically just a name but may include a dedication or a brief personal message.
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Very Good. 2003. hardcover. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket. Ex Libris markings and minor tear to ffep.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very good jacket. 2004 reprint. Unread. A clean, tight copy throughout with minimal wear. No markings. Unclipped dust jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Copy in black cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Jacket very slightly creased along upper edges. Free of inscriptions. Clean text with b/w plates.
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