The silent day: a landmark oral history of D-Day on the home front
On 6 June 1944 Britain woke up to a profound silence. Overnight, 160,000 Allied troops had vanished and an eerie emptiness settled over the country. The majority of those men would never return. This is the story of that extraordinary 24 hours. Using a wealth of first person testimonies, renowned hi...
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| Zusammenfassung: | On 6 June 1944 Britain woke up to a profound silence. Overnight, 160,000 Allied troops had vanished and an eerie emptiness settled over the country. The majority of those men would never return. This is the story of that extraordinary 24 hours. Using a wealth of first person testimonies, renowned historian Max Arthur recounts a remarkable new oral history of D-Day, beginning with the two years leading up to the silent day which saw the UK transformed by the arrival of thousands of American and Canadian troops. We also hear the views of the American troops, who quickly formed strong views of both the British military and civilian populations. Then, on that June morning, many Britain people woke up to discover that vast areas of the country, which had throbbed with life only the day before, were now empty and silent. Civilian workers found coffee pots still warm on the stove but not a soul to greet them. Many women - and children - felt bewildered and betrayed. Then, throughout that day and the days that followed, the whole population gathered around wireless sets, waiting for news. There are powerful testimonies from families of who lost loved ones on the beaches of Normandy, and dramatic personal accounts from young widows who had never had the chance to say goodbye |
| Beschreibung: | Includes index |
| Beschreibung: | xii, 324 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781444787542 |
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Introduction xi
Living ivith War: 1939—44 1
What the Americans Thought of the War in Europe 21
Britain Begins to Get Keady for D-Day 2,9
The Journey to Britain 33
Living Side by Side ivitk the Americans and Canadians 40
Preparations for D-Day 1) The Evacuation of the Slapton
Area 89
Preparations for D-Day z) Rehearsals and Du?nmy Runs 97
Early June 1944 125
Waiting to Depart 137
The Signal to Depart is Received 153
The Silent Day 174
D-Dayy 6 June 1944 189
6 June 1944: US and Canadian Perspectives 198
6 June 1944: D-Day is Announced to the Civilian
Population 215
Ti oops Continue to Leavey 6 June 228
The Silence 233
6 June 1944: Casualties Begin to Arrive 238
Casualties after D-Day 246
The Return 253
Prisoners of War 254
The War Contimies: British Perspective z6o
The War Continues: US and Allies Perspective 273
Now the War is Over 283
Reflections and Remembrance 290
Acknowledgements 300
Picture Acknowledgements 303
Index 305
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