D-Day Minute By Minute

The invasion has begun. In this gripping book, Jonathan Mayo gives a blow by blow account of the events of D-Day, revealing what happened to the people swept up in this crucial moment in history. From soldiers, French villagers and journalists, to schoolchildren and nurses, thousands were placed in extraordinary situations when the Allies landed in Normandy. This is their story.

“"Studded with extraordinary detail, this is the most joltingly vivid account ever written of the day the Allies gambled everything." - The Daily Mail "The chaos, the horror and the bravery of the battlefield are all here..." - Daily Express "An engrossing work... An accessible history that conveys the havoc and vast international spread of D-Day." -Kirkus Reviews US "Awesome... a completely comprehensive examination, an incredible amount of detail, a pleasure to read and learn from." - The Avid Reader "This is an outstanding book and should be required reading in High School history classes." - Battles and Book Reviews "This book creates a remarkably vivid picture of one of the most important days in modern history." - The Good Book Guide”

"D-Day minute by terrifying minute: Studded with extraordinary detail, it's the most joltingly vivid account ever written of the day the Allies gambled everything." --Daily Mail "The chaos, the horror and the bravery of the battlefield are all here... By bringing the event to life and showing the effect on those caught up in it, Mayo once again reminds us major moments in history are made up of myriad individual, personal stories." --Daily Express "An engrossing work... An accessible history that conveys the havoc and vast international spread of D-Day." --Kirkus Reviews US "Awesome... a completely comprehensive examination, an incredible amount of detail, a pleasure to read and learn from." --The Avid Reader "This is an outstanding book and should be required reading in High School history classes." --Battles and Book Reviews

Jonathan Mayo joined the BBC in 1987, first working in radio and then television, where he won awards for his documentaries. He is the author of three other books from the Minute by Minute series: The Assassination of JFK, Hitler's Last Day and Titanic. He lives in Surrey with his wife and son.

Take French Resistance member Andre Heintz and his sister, who have to spread out bloody sheets in the shape of a giant red cross to protect a hospital from bombers; Rosemary Geddes at an RAF listening post, hearing transmissions between German gunners falling silent one by one; Red Cross volunteer Naina Cox, helping injured German POWs in Portsmouth on the afternoon of the invasion; a soldier of the Royal Corps of Signals, discovering his landing craft is carrying a box of white wooden crosses; or Commando Peter Masters, walking all alone towards a German machine gun shouting, 'You are totally surrounded! Give yourselves up!' - copying something he'd seen in a war film. D-Day: Minute by Minute is pure chronological narrative, giving an account of events that is both intimate and epic.

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