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RE: OT: Books on the Normandy campaign
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 12:04 pm
by Panther Bait
Steel Inferno by Michael Reynolds
It's more about the British attempts to take Caen and breakout from Normandy than the actual invasion and centered around the role of the 1st SS Panzer Corps. Overall, I liked Reynolds writing style a lot.
P.S. Bring your own maps though. From what I remember, the maps in the book were pretty sparse/bad. Not as big a deal these days, as you can have better maps open on a tablet or other device while you read.
RE: OT: Books on the Normandy campaign
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 12:16 pm
by HansBolter
ORIGINAL: Panther Bait
Steel Inferno by Michael Reynolds
It's more about the British attempts to take Caen and breakout from Normandy than the actual invasion and centered around the role of the 1st SS Panzer Corps. Overall, I liked Reynolds writing style a lot.
P.S. Bring your own maps though. From what I remember, the maps in the book were pretty sparse/bad. Not as big a deal these days, as you can have better maps open on a tablet or other device while you read.
I'm a big fan of Reynolds work and highly recommend it.
He was a commander of NATO troops stationed in Belgium and developed and interest in the battles that took place there, deciding to write about them.
His books that cover the Bulge are excellent.
I highly recommend the following titles by him:
Men of Steel
Sons of the Reich
The Devil's Adjutant
RE: OT: Books on the Normandy campaign
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 12:16 pm
by m10bob
ORIGINAL: Panther Bait
Steel Inferno by Michael Reynolds
It's more about the British attempts to take Caen and breakout from Normandy than the actual invasion and centered around the role of the 1st SS Panzer Corps. Overall, I liked Reynolds writing style a lot.
P.S. Bring your own maps though. From what I remember, the maps in the book were pretty sparse/bad. Not as big a deal these days, as you can have better maps open on a tablet or other device while you read.
I can also recommend Steel Inferno...Great writing and these poor guys immediately came under fire from German Tiger 88's.
RE: OT: Books on the Normandy campaign
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 12:20 pm
by HansBolter
Here is one by Reynolds that I haven't read, but appears to be just what you're looking for:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1126 ... mandy_1944
RE: OT: Books on the Normandy campaign
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 6:27 pm
by KenchiSulla
Finished beyond the beachhead. Enjoyed it. Purchased the volume on the Brest campaign which is equally impressive. What a slugfest... i have six armies on standby. I will have to look into a few books from the german perspective
RE: OT: Books on the Normandy campaign
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 12:48 pm
by Panther Bait
Thanks Hans, I've never heard of that one. Men of Steel, Sons of the Reich, and Devil's Adjutant have been on my reading list for a while. Now I have another addition.
Mike
RE: OT: Books on the Normandy campaign
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:38 pm
by Reg
ORIGINAL: warspite1
Six Armies In Normandy (Keegan)
Many years since I read it but this, iirc, is pretty damn good.
This one came recommended when I went went looking a while back...
RE: OT: Books on the Normandy campaign
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 1:02 am
by bush
Another vote for Steel Inferno.
RE: OT: Books on the Normandy campaign
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 7:33 pm
by JDL
For a view from the other side try Panzer commander by hans von luck. It covers his whole war service which included the Normandy campaign.
RE: OT: Books on the Normandy campaign
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:13 am
by sprior
This is a good back about the British experiences around Caen:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caen-Anvil-Vic ... of+victory
As an fyi he was also involved in the raising of the Mary Rose.