Band of Brothers

D-Day Invasion: Normandy’s Liberation

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I am writing this on the 5th of June 2024, the eve of the 80th Anniversary of what has become known as D-Day. It was officially called Operation Overlord and should have been on the 5th of June, but poor weather conditions delayed it for a day (how very British). Ultimately, the D-Day Invasion did … Read more

My Favourite Second World War Books

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This is a list of my top four favourite books about the Second World War. It is a list in progress but contains some of the titles which first got me into these books. There is a weighting towards Operation Market Garden and D-Day, explained away by my interest in airborne forces but also because … Read more