A day to remember
D-Day

By Dan van der Vat. Allen & Unwin. 176pp. $49.95

Reviewer :: Cpl Damian Shovell

Historian Dan van der Vat has taken a well-documented topic and provided fresh perspectives as he traces Operation Overlord from inception to completion.

He uses many previously unpublished eyewitness accounts coupled with rare photographs and memorabilia from private collections, as he explains in plain language the operation.

Details of the plans, ingenious deceptions, training, rehearsals and the coordination needed to prepare and execute arguably the most complicated operation in history, are all included.

The book provides an uncomplicated, yet thorough overview of the operation without choking the reader with an information overload.