Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day write by Brian Izzard. This book was released on 2020-04-15. Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This detailed biography brings to life one of the greatest military heroes of WWII—and demonstrates why his contributions were crucial to Allied victory. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay masterminded the evacuation of some 330,000 members of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. He went on to play a crucial role in the invasion of Sicily and the planning and execution of the D-Day invasion, where he commanded the 7,000 ships that delivered Allied forces to the beaches of Normandy. All this from a man who had retired in 1938—only to be persuaded back to the service by Winston Churchill himself. In 1944, Ramsay was promoted to Admiral and appointed Naval Commander-in-Chief for the D-Day naval expeditionary force. A year later, he died in a mysterious air crash. Though Ramsay’s legacy has been remembered by the Royal Navy, his key role in the Allied victory has been widely forgotten. Now biographer Brian Izzard corrects this oversight, arguing that without Ramsay the outcome of both Dunkirk and D-Day—and perhaps the entire war—could have been very different.
Alan Brooke—Churchill's Right-Hand Critic
Alan Brooke—Churchill's Right-Hand Critic - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Alan Brooke—Churchill's Right-Hand Critic write by Andrew Sangster. This book was released on 2021-04-05. Alan Brooke—Churchill's Right-Hand Critic available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This new biography of Churchill’s top WWII advisor is “an excellent book for anyone interested in military leadership” (The NYMAS Review). Voted the greatest Briton of the twentieth century, Winston Churchill has long been credited with almost single-handedly leading his country to victory in World War II. But without Alan Brooke, a skilled tactician, at his side the outcome might well have been disastrous. Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, more often than not served as a brake on some of Churchill’s more impetuous ideas. However, while Brooke’s diaries reveal his fury with some of Churchill’s decisions, they also reveal his respect and admiration for the wartime prime minister. In return Churchill must surely have considered Brooke one of his most difficult subordinates—but later wrote that he was “fearless, formidable, articulate, and in the end convincing.” As CIGS, Brooke was integral to coordination between the Allied forces, and so had to wrestle with the cultural strategy clash between the British and Americans. Comments in his diaries offer up his opinions of both his British and American military colleagues—his negative assessments of Mountbatten’s ability, and acerbic comments on the difficult character of de Gaulle and the weaknesses of Eisenhower. Conversely, he was clearly overindulgent in the face of Montgomery’s foibles. Brooke was often seen as a stern and humorless figure, but a study of his private life reveals a little-seen lighter side, a lifelong passion for birdwatching, and abiding love for his family. The two tragedies that befell his immediate family were a critical influence on his life. Andrew Sangster completes this new biography with a survey of the way various historians have assessed Brooke, explaining how he has lapsed into seeming obscurity in the years since his crucial part in the Allied victory in World War II.
One Crew: The RNLI's Official 200-Year History
One Crew: The RNLI's Official 200-Year History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook One Crew: The RNLI's Official 200-Year History write by Helen Doe. This book was released on 2024-02-15. One Crew: The RNLI's Official 200-Year History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book takes a fresh look at the creation of the Institution, and its early founders and examines how it has responded over 200 years.
The D-Day Companion
The D-Day Companion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The D-Day Companion write by Jane Penrose. This book was released on 2014-05-10. The D-Day Companion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Published to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, The D-Day Companion brings together the perspectives and opinions of leading military historians from both sides of the Atlantic. Operation Overlord saw the Allied Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery pit their wits against Hitler in a bold bid to liberate continental Europe. Featuring a foreword by Major Richard Winters, real-life commander of Easy Company as featured in Stephen E Ambrose's Band of Brothers, this is a unique and incisive examination of the momentous events that surrounded June 6, 1944. Each chapter of this book focuses on a different aspect of the D-Day landings, from the build-up to the attack to the experiences of the troops on the ground.
Normandy: the Sailors' Story
Normandy: the Sailors' Story - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Normandy: the Sailors' Story write by Nick Hewitt. This book was released on 2024-05-14. Normandy: the Sailors' Story available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 recognised 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 forgotten. Nick Hewitt draws on fascinating new material to describe the violent sea battle which mirrored the fighting on land, and the complex campaign at sea which enabled the Allied assault. Aboard ships ranging from frail plywood landing craft to sleek destroyers, sailors were active combatants in the operation of June 1944, and had worked tirelessly to secure the Seine Bay in the months preceding it. They fought battles against German submarines, aircraft, and warships, and maintained careful watch to keep control of the English Channel. Hewitt recounts these sailors’ stories for the first time—and shows how, without their efforts, D-Day would have failed.
