“D-Day The Oral History” - and my, what an incredible, fascinating and emotional journal of memories from over six hundred people, recounting the single most important day of World War 2.  Perfectly timed for the eightieth anniversary of the Normandy Landings, any history buff will adore this hefty tome and with Father’s Day approaching, it will make the perfect gift to keep a loved one engrossed in the many pages, for a long, long time. 

Written by a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Garrett M. Graff has left no stone unturned in his quest to publish this holy grail of a history book that quite frankly, astounded me in its intensively researched content. With some brilliant photographs, newspaper articles, relevant information and quotes and retellings from people from dozens of nations, different walks of life and all sides of the conflict, this books reads like a novel it’s been so cleverly crafted and once picked up it’s hard to put it down!

Set in three parts; ‘A World at War’, ‘The Landing’ and ‘The End of D-Day’ this book is a powerful reminder of the 160,000 troops who stormed the Normandy beaches and the near 20,000 allied and axis combatants/civilians who died that day.  It goes without saying this a five star read, it would be impossible to give it less and if the subject appeals to you, I GUARANTEE you won’t be disappointed.