The Silent Day by Max Arthur PAPERBACK 9781444787528

Hodder & Stoughton

Brand new product\nFree UK standard delivery 2-3 days from despatch\nTracked secure courier\nPlease check delivery times at top of listing\nBookCurl is a family bookseller - thank you for your business\n\nOn 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. \n\nThis is the story of that extraordinary 24 hours.\n\nUsing 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. \n\nThen, on that June morning, many Britain people woke up to discover that vast areas of the country, which had throbbed with life onli