As a former Gunner Major and author of “Gunners in Normandy: The Regimental History of the Royal Artillery in the Normandy Campaign” there can be few better placed to write the first of a two part work on D-Day Gunners. It is understood that the second volume will focus on the American beaches and landing grounds. This volume is first and foremost a battlefield guide to touring the D-Day beaches and landing grounds against the background of the fire plans, the equipment and the men who served the guns. It focuses on the plans and preparations for D-Day and the events of the 6th June 1944 and the immediate aftermath without straying far beyond the bridgehead. This volume is actually far, far more than a simple tour guide and covers the subject in encyclopaedic detail and yet is very clearly written. This is an exceptional book which in “doing exactly what it says in the title” I am sure will become the “go to” reference on the subject. Given the vital, battle winning role played.. Read more
Military Historical Society

As the British advance in Normandy began to move around Caen, the innocuously named Hill 112 and its dominating heights became a vital position for both sides, changing hands several times. This book focuses on Operation Jupiter, which ended in a stalemate with neither side able to fully control the hill, though it did succeed in drawing the German armoured reserves into a costly battle they could ill-afford, helping to pave the way for the American breakout in the west. In the time honoured style of the superb Battleground Europe series, Tim Saunders compresses a substantial amount of information into a remarkably small space, with his clear and concise narrative excellently supported by numerous veterans accounts, reports, photographs and detailed maps. Read the full review [link=https://www.pegasusarchive.org/shop/shop_bnormandy.htm]here[/link]
Pegasus Archive

Visiting the Normandy Invasion Beaches and Battlefields: A Helpful Guide Book for Groups and Individuals delivers. The itineraries are thorough, but not overwhelming. The guide is beautifully illustrated with black and white photographs on almost every page, detailed endnotes after each itinerary, and eight military maps that highlight particular actions. The maps are located with the appropriate text rather than grouped together in a separate section of the book. This cuts down on unnecessary page turning. I highly recommend it to knowledgeable battlefield explorers and general tourists. It has something for everyone. Read the full review [link=https://www.argunners.com/visiting-normandy-invasion-beaches-battlefields-helpful-guide-book-groups-individuals-gareth-hughes/]here[/link]
Argunners

The combination of maps and firsthand testimony, as well as regimental histories, etc, is superb. This is the battle during which Tiger ace Michael Wittman was put out of action by radio-op turned gunner Joe Ekins. It's very vividly portrayed, making for an exciting and compelling read. Read the full review [link=https://aquestionofscale.blogspot.com/2019/06/book-review-operation-totalize-tim.html]here[/link]
A Question Of Scale, Seb Palmer

This is a book that discusses the British landings on the 'King' sector of the GOLD BEACH, Normandy , June 6th 1944, and the subsequent push inland from it. It concentrates on the initial objectives and the taking of them, but does not go further than that. In addition to a good description of the fighting, which includes low level clashes between individual infantry groups, naming the participants, it is also a battlefield tour guide. The author has visited the site and provides information on how to find the various locations mentioned in the text. Although now several years old, I'm sure it has not altered that much since writing, because the over all locations had not altered much since 1944! For someone intending to visit the Normandy sites this book would be a valuable source of how to find the smaller actions that are not marked on the tourist maps. Its general description is also very good and gives the reader a particularly good view of how things went and events unfolded.
Malcolm Wright, Australian Maritime Artist & Author