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The silent day: a landmark oral history of d-day on the home front/ Max Arthur

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2014.Description: xii, 324p.: ill.; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781444787528
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DUCE D756.N6.A78
Summary: On 6 June, 1944, Britain woke up to a profound silence. Overnight, 160,000 Allied troops had vanished and an eerie emptiness settled over the country. The majority of those men would never return. This is the story of that extraordinary 24 hours. Using a wealth of first-person testimonies, renowned historian Max Arthur recounts a remarkable new oral history of D-Day, beginning with the two years leading up to the silent day that saw the UK transformed by the arrival of thousands of American and Canadian troops. We also hear the views of the American troops, who quickly formed strong views of both the British military and civilian populations.
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Books DUCE LIBRARY Humanities: Shelf D21. G484 – E178 .D7 Humanities and Social Sciences DUCE D756.N6.A78 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 000000170627

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On 6 June, 1944, Britain woke up to a profound silence. Overnight, 160,000 Allied troops had vanished and an eerie emptiness settled over the country. The majority of those men would never return.

This is the story of that extraordinary 24 hours. Using a wealth of first-person testimonies, renowned historian Max Arthur recounts a remarkable new oral history of D-Day, beginning with the two years leading up to the silent day that saw the UK transformed by the arrival of thousands of American and Canadian troops. We also hear the views of the American troops, who quickly formed strong views of both the British military and civilian populations.

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