D-Day Volume 1

"People of Western Europe. A landing was made this morning on the coast of France..." With these simple — yet memorable — words, General Eisenhower, the Supreme ­Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, announced to the world on June 6, 1944 that the Allies had begun Operation ‘Overlord’ to liberate Europe. Now, 50 years later, After the Battle ­presents the full story: from its inception, planning and preparation through to its launch on D-Day and the days that followed, as told by the commanders