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Giles Milton
Giles Milton (born 15 January 1966) is a British writer and journalist, who specialises in narrative history. He writes non-fiction, historical fiction, and children's history books.
Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die
Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die
- Pages
- 512
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- English
Synopsis
Rather than retelling D-Day through its generals, Giles Milton builds his account of the Normandy invasion from the ground up: the frogmen who cleared the beach obstacles, the resistance agents feeding intelligence to London, the American gangster-turned-soldier, and the ordinary infantrymen who actually stormed the beaches.
Drawing on diaries, interviews, and previously overlooked archives, the book reconstructs June 6, 1944 and its aftermath as a story of individual courage and improvisation rather than pure strategy — a mosaic of the people who made the invasion succeed.