Overlord: The D-Day Landings Hardback - 2009

Media reviews

“Osprey has applied its highly effective formula to D-Day. There’s nothing new here— this work is essentially a hardcover amalgamation of four shorter Osprey efforts that were in Osprey’s more usual paperback format— but readers will conveniently find good research by two practiced authors who are thoroughly familiar with their subject from both Allied and German perspectives. There are thoughtfully selected pictures and Osprey’s usual excellent diagrams of battles. This comprehensive work will do good service in library circulation as a sturdy rendering of the earlier separate volumes. Highly recommended.” -Library Journal (May 1st, 2009)

"All the features one has come to expect from an Osprey book are here in this handsomely produed coffee-table volume - only more of them... Scores of authentic photographs, many of which will not be familiar to most readers, help move the story along... Illustrated with three-dimensional maps, a wealth of tables, and wonderful paintings and photographs, Overlord is both the complete story of the invasions and the best reference book to date on D-Day. No matter how you approach the study of World War II, this book belongs on your bookshelf." -Brian John Murphy, America in World War II (June 2009)

"It is gripping and informative and best of all, at a price that is hard to pass up. It is one that every student of history should have on their shelves." -Scott Van Aken, www.modelingmadness.com (April 2009)

"Ken Ford and Steven Zaloga's new book Overlord: The D-Day Landings takes a broad look at the opening chapters of the campaign, chronicling what is considered one of the major turning points of the European War. In fine detail, it reviews the German Normandy defenses, the Allied preparation and planning for the assault, the decision makers (both on strategic and tactical levels) of each side, and the unfolding at each of the five invasion beaches. With all those topics covered, it is an exhaustive account of the Normandy landing which ranks high among other works of similar scope. Osprey is a publisher known for its ability to use photographs and maps to supplement the narratives effectively, and once again this is done most wonderfully. Overlord: The D-Day Landings will remain at my study within easy reach as my ready reference for the Normandy beach assault." -C Peter Chen, World War 2 Database - ww2db.com (February 2009)