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Title: Major & Mrs. Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Normandy Landings by Toni Holt, Valmai Holt, Tonie Holt ISBN: 0-85052-662-0 Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Pub. Date: May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Not An "Yank" Perspective, But DO NOT Let That Deter You
Comment: I picked up this book in the gift shop at the Imperial War Museum. I'd been to Normandy once before, but was planning another trip and wanted something more definitive.
This book covers just about every nook and cranny of Operation Overlord, from Pegasus Bridge to Utah Beach (and,in some cases, beyond). Like other reviewers have noted, it does not punch up the highlights. But, I'd ask any pilgrim to Normandy, "Tell me, what ground is less hallowed?"
This is an excellent, comprehensive guide to one of the most important, and accessible, battles of WW2. We Yanks, while standing in overwhelming grief above the cliffs at Omaha Beach, should NEVER discount what our Allies accomplished to the north. And, while in Normandy, should take time to pay our respects to the battlefields and final resting places of those gallant friends. MAJ and Mrs Holt abley guide us there.
Just a note. Unbeknownst me me at the point of purchase, my book was missing the map. If you have the Michelin Atlas to France (the large, yellow one), the book, and a half-way decent sense of direction you'll do fine.
Oh, and the Normans are fantastic!
Rating: 5
Summary: Couldn't have done it without the Holts
Comment: I bought this book because I was scouting a trip for my graduate school in the Spring (2003) to do a staff ride for the D-Day landings. This book was with us the entire scouting trip, and I couldn't even conceive of organizing this trip without it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Guide to D-Day Memorials
Comment: This book is loaded with color pictures and black & white photos. It covers more monuments than you could possibly see in a visit, so it is great after you've been to Normandy. It would also be handy as you explore because it gives backround on various sites, as well as eyewitness accounts. This is a superb guidebook.
It would be nice to have a general knowledge before reading the book, but the authors have also included a good brief history of Operation Overlord. This is not a detailed account of D-Day.
Maps, photos, eyewitness accounts, limited orders of battle, troop positions, and info on war graves commissions are given. Emphasis is on the Allied Powers, although there is some info on the Nazis.
This is a good armchair tour and indespensible guide for your car if visiting.
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Title: Michelin Battle of Normandy Map No.102 by Michelin Travel Publications ISBN: 2067002627 Publisher: Michelin Travel Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 1992 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: A Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (The Travellerªs Guides to the Battles & Battlefields of Wwii) by Carl Shilleto, Mike Tolhurst ISBN: 1566564417 Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The D.Day Landing Beaches: The Guide by Georges Bernage, John Lee ISBN: 2840481375 Publisher: Editions Heimdal Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Major & Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide to Market-Garden: Leopoldsville, Eindhoven, Nijmegen, Arnhem, Oosterbeek (Major and Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide) by Tonie Holt, Valmai Holt ISBN: 0850527856 Publisher: Leo Cooper/Pen & Sword Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: A Tour of the Bulge Battlefield by William C. C. Cavanagh ISBN: 0850528348 Publisher: Leo Cooper/Pen & Sword Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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