Ebook: The guns of Normandy: a soldier's eye view, France 1944
- Tags: Erlebnisbericht, Guerre mondiale 1939-1945--Opérations d'artillerie canadiennes, Guerre mondiale 1939-1945--Récits personnels canadiens, Militär, Normandie Bataille de 1944, World War 1939-1945--Artillery operations Canadian, World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy, World War 1939-1945--Personal narratives Canadian, Military campaigns, History, Personal narratives, Blackburn George G. -- 1917-, Canada. -- Canadian Army -- History -- World War 1939-1945, Blackburn George G, Canada. -- Ar
- Year: 1995
- Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
- City: Kanada;Normandie;Toronto;France;Normandy
- Language: English
- epub
In the weeks after D-Day, the level of artillery action in Normandy was unprecedented. In what was a relatively small area, both sides bombarded each other relentlessly for three months, each trying to overwhelm the other by sheer fire power.
The Guns of Normandy puts the reader in the front lines of this horrific battle. In the most graphic and authentic detail, it brings to life every aspect of a soldier's existence, from the mortal terror of impending destruction, to the unending fatigue, to the giddy exhilaration at finding oneself still, inexplicably, alive.
The story of this crucial battle opens in England, as the 4th Field Regiment receives news that something big is happening in France and that after long years of training they are finally going into action. The troop ships set out from besieged London and arrive at the D-Day beaches in the appalling aftermath of the landing.
What follows is the most harrowing and realistic account of what it...