I've enjoyed all his other books; Operation Husky (the invasion of Sicily), Ortona, Gothic Line and Liri Valley (the Italian campaign), Holding Juno (Normandy battles) and Terrible Victory (Scheldt Estuary campaign).
He has a good grasp of the political and strategic considerations that influenced each campaign but he can also shift the focus very deftly from Churchill and Eisenhower down to the squaddies in their slit trenches. His style is immensely readable.
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I've read Ortona and enjoyed it immensely! I just picked up Juno Beach and hope to get to it over the winter.
ReplyDeleteThat's the one title I haven't gotten my mitts on yet. But the sequel, Holding Juno is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteAll his books inspire lots of scenario ideas.