Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Giles Milton. (2019). Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day. Henry Holt and Co.

Giles Milton. 2019. Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won On D-Day. Henry Holt and Co.

Giles Milton, Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won On D-Day. Henry Holt and Co, 2019.

Giles Milton. Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won On D-Day. Henry Holt and Co, 2019.

OverDrive Product Record

images

• cover:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/2390-1/{692FF202-9BB7-4E4C-9004-7DCB6153C056}Img100.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg
• thumbnail:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/2390-1/{692FF202-9BB7-4E4C-9004-7DCB6153C056}Img200.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg
• cover150Wide:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/2390-1/692/FF2/02/{692FF202-9BB7-4E4C-9004-7DCB6153C056}Img150.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg
• cover300Wide:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/2390-1/692/FF2/02/{692FF202-9BB7-4E4C-9004-7DCB6153C056}Img400.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg

formats

1. • identifiers:
     1. • type: ISBN
        • value: 9781250134943
   • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
   • id: ebook-epub-adobe
2. • identifiers:
     1. • type: ASIN
        • value: B07C78ZBY5
   • name: Kindle Book
   • id: ebook-kindle
3. • identifiers:
     1. • type: ISBN
        • value: 9781250134943
   • name: OverDrive Read
   • id: ebook-overdrive

otherFormatIdentifiers

1. • type: ISBN
   • value: 9781250134929

mediaType

eBook

primaryCreator

• role: Author
• name: Giles Milton

isOwnedByCollections

False

title

Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die

dateAdded

2019-03-09T01:07:28.103Z

contentDetails

1. • href: https://link.overdrive.com?websiteID=141&titleID=3948592
   • type: text/html
   • account:
     • name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
     • id: 1151

sortTitle

Soldier Sailor Frogman Spy Airman Gangster Kill or Die How the Allies Won on DDay

crossRefId

3948592

subtitle

How the Allies Won on D-Day

id

692FF202-9BB7-4E4C-9004-7DCB6153C056

starRating

4

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain

False

formats

1. • fileName: SoldierSailorFrogman_9781250134943_3948592
   • partCount: 0
   • fileSize: 27490074
   • identifiers:
     1. • type: ISBN
        • value: 9781250134943
   • rights:
     1. • type: Copying
        • value: 0
     2. • type: Printing
        • value: 0
     3. • type: Lending
        • value: 0
     4. • type: ReadAloud
        • value: 0
     5. • type: ExpirationRights
        • value: 0
   • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
   • isReadAlong: False
   • id: ebook-epub-adobe
   • onSaleDate: 3/12/2019
   • samples:
     1. • source: From the book
        • formatType: ebook-overdrive
        • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=692ff202-9bb7-4e4c-9004-7dcb6153c056&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
2. • fileName: SoldierSailorFrogman_3948592
   • partCount: 0
   • fileSize: 0
   • identifiers:
     1. • type: ASIN
        • value: B07C78ZBY5
   • name: Kindle Book
   • isReadAlong: False
   • id: ebook-kindle
   • onSaleDate: 3/12/2019
   • samples:
     1. • source: From the book
        • formatType: ebook-overdrive
        • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=692ff202-9bb7-4e4c-9004-7dcb6153c056&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
3. • fileName: SoldierSailorFrogman_9781250134943_3948592
   • partCount: 0
   • fileSize: 0
   • identifiers:
     1. • type: ISBN
        • value: 9781250134943
   • name: OverDrive Read
   • isReadAlong: False
   • id: ebook-overdrive
   • onSaleDate: 3/12/2019
   • samples:
     1. • source: From the book
        • formatType: ebook-overdrive
        • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=692ff202-9bb7-4e4c-9004-7dcb6153c056&.epub-sample.overdrive.com

keywords

1. • value: World War Two
2. • value: D-Day
3. • value: army
4. • value: Navy
5. • value: spy
6. • value: Nazi
7. • value: civilians
8. • value: Second World War
9. • value: World War 2
10. • value: european front
11. • value: French resistance
12. • value: Operation Overlord
13. • value: french history
14. • value: fathers day gift
15. • value: history lovers
16. • value: Axis Powers
17. • value: Normandy Invasion
18. • value: famous battles
19. • value: Christmas present for dad
20. • value: history podcasts
21. • value: ohama beach
22. • value: american infantry
23. • value: ww ii spies

creators

1. • role: Author
   • fileAs: Milton, Giles
   • bioText: Giles Milton is the million-copy, internationally bestselling author of a dozen works of narrative history. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages. One of Milton's previous books, Nathaniel's Nutmeg, is currently being developed into a major screen project. Milton is the writer and narrator of the acclaimed podcast series Cover Up: Ministry of Secrets, produced by Sony. He lives in London and Burgundy.
   • name: Giles Milton

publishDate

2019-03-12T00:00:00-04:00

isOwnedByCollections

True

title

Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die

fullDescription

A ground-breaking account of the first 24 hours of the D-Day invasion told by a symphony of incredible accounts of unknown and unheralded members of the Allied – and Axis – forces.
An epic battle that involved 156,000 men, 7,000 ships and 20,000 armoured vehicles, D-Day was, above all, a tale of individual heroics – of men who were driven to keep fighting until the German defences were smashed and the precarious beachheads secured. This authentic human story – Allied, German, French – has never fully been told.
Giles Milton's bold new history narrates the events of June 6th, 1944 through the tales of survivors from all sides: the teenage Allied conscript, the crack German defender, the French resistance fighter. From the military architects at Supreme Headquarters to the young schoolboy in the Wehrmacht's bunkers, Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die lays bare the absolute terror of those trapped in the front line of Operation Overlord. It also gives voice to those who have hitherto remained unheard – the French butcher's daughter, the Panzer Commander's wife, the chauffeur to the General Staff.
This vast canvas of human bravado reveals "the longest day" as never before – less as a masterpiece of strategic planning than a day on which thousands of scared young men found themselves staring death in the face. It is drawn in its entirety from the raw, unvarnished experiences of those who were there.

reviews

1. • premium: False
   • source: Publishers Weekly
   • content: "A labor of love and respect . . . Milton's writing is often vivid . . . Readers will . . . be thrilled and moved by this sweeping mosaic."
2. • premium: False
   • source: Mail on Sunday Book of the Year
   • content: "Vivid, graphic and moving."
3. • premium: False
   • source: USA Today (3.5 star out of 4)
   • content: "Milton is a meticulous researcher and masterful storyteller. Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, with its ghastly details and dollops of droll British humor, will reward readers who appreciate military history and good writing."
4. • premium: False
   • source: The New York Times Book Review
   • content: "A rousing historical romp."
5. • premium: False
   • source: Simon Winchester, Boston Globe
   • content: "Milton has a rare ability--a talent for sifting fine pearls from faraway sands and transmuting the merely arcane into little literary gems."
6. • premium: False
   • source: Publishers Weekly
   • content: "Impressive . . . [an] entertaining history of spectacular, often nasty derring-do by real-life secret agents."
7. • premium: False
   • source: The Times (London)
   • content: "Giles Milton's research is impeccable and his narrative reads in part like a modern-day Robert Louis Stevenson novel."
8. • premium: False
   • source: Kirkus Reviews

   • content: "Deftly and arrestingly captures the sorry history of the European lust for nutmeg and its devastating impact on the Spice Islands....Milton is a storyteller of the first rank."
9. • premium: True
   • source:
   • content:

     November 1, 2018
     Anecdotal history of D-Day, when Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe.As historian and journalist Milton's (Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat, 2017, etc.) busy title suggests, the Normandy landings involved a vast machinery hinging on conditions of weather and tides and the hope that the German enemy would be surprised. In this skillfully woven narrative, the author depicts the complexity of Operation Overlord. In the predawn hours of D-Day, for instance, the operational planning officer had to secure signoffs from several senior commanders involved, which "was more time-consuming than he expected," especially when the British air marshal began proofreading the orders, "sure that in detail lay victory." The British meteorologists were cautious, the Americans perhaps too optimistic, but somehow the invasion was launched. Meanwhile, on the German side of the Channel, an observer predicted the landings nearly to the minute only to have his intelligence ignored. When news arrived of massive airborne landings behind the German lines, an argument broke out over whether "the paratroopers were merely liaison parties sent to help the French resistance." For its part, the Resistance was present and active on the scene, while French civilians rendered aid as they were able--though in one memorable episode, a young French man had to turn over a badly wounded American paratrooper to the Germans in order to get him medical treatment. Milton's narrative is episodic, much in the spirit of the book that looms over the literature of Overlord, Cornelius Ryan's Longest Day (1959), populated by near-stock figures like a young American captain who "was a bulldozer of a man, with a thickset face and pronounced nose," and a British "bruiser built of sinew and muscle" who single-handedly stormed a German bunker, earning a Victoria Cross for his troubles. World War II buffs will be pleased to see the tradition continue here.A worthy commemoration of a key historical moment, the 75th anniversary of which falls in 2019.

     COPYRIGHT(2018) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

10. • premium: True
    • source:
    • content:

      May 20, 2019
      This extensively researched collection of individual accounts of D-Day from historian Milton (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) is a labor of love and respect with some shortcomings. American, British, Canadian, French, and German voices are woven together to convey the scale of an attack that involved hundreds of thousands of troops, 7,000 ships, staggering numbers of aircraft, and a dizzying array of strategic objectives required to dislodge the Nazis from northwest France and begin the liberation of occupied Europe. British commandos on bicycles rush to the front lines in Benouville; American Col. Charles Canham has his rifle shot out of his hand and keeps advancing on Omaha Beach with only a pistol; American bombardier Al Corry’s life is miraculously saved as a pocket notebook blocks shrapnel from entering his chest. Though Milton’s writing is often vivid, it can be susceptible to cliché (he describes several different people as “adventurers” in Boys’ Own adventure style), and the decision to frequently omit military ranks obscures the important role played by junior officers, noncommissioned officers, and enlisted men in the victory. But readers will still be thrilled and moved by this sweeping mosaic. Agent: Georgia Garrett, Rogers, Coleridge and White Literary Agency.

11. • premium: True
    • source:
    • content:

      Starred review from February 1, 2019
      

      Cornelius Ryan and Stephen Ambrose have set the standard for D-Day historiography. It's safe to say that Milton (Nathaniel's Nutmeg) can be now added to that list with this refreshing portrayal of how the Allies prepared, fought, lost, and won on that fateful day in 1944. Milton conducted thorough research using multiple archives on two continents to give voices to the larger picture of D-Day. Most often, D-Day histories focus on the American operations, but here we get broader perspectives, including impressions of Canadian soldiers and gunners on American battleships, along with the daily life of English nurses and German defenders, all neatly woven into accessible writing. As the 75th anniversary of D-Day is commemorated in 2019, Milton has raised the bar for future histories of this pivotal event. VERDICT Highly recommended for World War II aficionados and those seeking a great read in military history. [See Prepub Alert, 7/20/18.]--Jacob Sherman, John Peace Lib., Univ. of Texas at San Antonio

      Copyright 2019 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

popularity

684

links

• self:
  • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/692ff202-9bb7-4e4c-9004-7dcb6153c056/metadata
  • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
• shareInLibby:
  • href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=MEA8AMShdiw
  • type: text/HTML

id

692ff202-9bb7-4e4c-9004-7dcb6153c056

starRating

4

images

• cover:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/2390-1/{692FF202-9BB7-4E4C-9004-7DCB6153C056}Img100.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg
• thumbnail:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/2390-1/{692FF202-9BB7-4E4C-9004-7DCB6153C056}Img200.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg
• cover150Wide:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/2390-1/692/FF2/02/{692FF202-9BB7-4E4C-9004-7DCB6153C056}Img150.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg
• cover300Wide:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/2390-1/692/FF2/02/{692FF202-9BB7-4E4C-9004-7DCB6153C056}Img400.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg

isPublicPerformanceAllowed

False

languages

1. • code: en
   • name: English

subjects

1. • value: Biography & Autobiography
2. • value: History
3. • value: Military
4. • value: Nonfiction

publishDateText

03/12/2019

otherFormatIdentifiers

1. • type: ISBN
   • value: 9781250134929

mediaType

eBook

shortDescription

A ground-breaking account of the first 24 hours of the D-Day invasion told by a symphony of incredible accounts of unknown and unheralded members of the Allied – and Axis – forces.
An epic battle that involved 156,000 men, 7,000 ships and 20,000 armoured vehicles, D-Day was, above all, a tale of individual heroics – of men who were driven to keep fighting until the German defences were smashed and the precarious beachheads secured. This authentic human story – Allied, German, French – has never fully been told.
Giles Milton's bold new history narrates the events of June 6th, 1944 through the tales of survivors from all sides: the teenage Allied conscript, the crack German defender, the French resistance fighter. From the military architects at Supreme Headquarters to the young schoolboy in the Wehrmacht's bunkers, Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die lays bare the absolute terror of those trapped in the...

sortTitle

Soldier Sailor Frogman Spy Airman Gangster Kill or Die How the Allies Won on DDay

crossRefId

3948592

subtitle

How the Allies Won on D-Day

publisher

Henry Holt and Co.

bisacCodes

1. • code: BIO008000
   • description: Biography & Autobiography / Military
2. • code: HIS027370
   • description: History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater