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Normandy: The Sailors’ Story by Nick Hewitt

Normandy: The Sailors’ Story by Nick Hewitt

A tour de force and, importantly, thoroughly enjoyable.

When one thinks of D-Day, June 6th 1944, the first images that spring to mind are of brave soldiers disembarking landing craft and rushing onto the beaches to face the machine-guns of the defending Germans. Films, such as Saving Private Ryan and The Longest Day have...

Nick Hewitt on Normandy: The Sailors’ Story

Nick Hewitt on Normandy: The Sailors’ Story

The author of a new book on the sailors of Operation Overlord discusses D-Day and the naval involvement.
Nick Hewitt

Nick Hewitt, many congratulations on Normandy: The Sailor’s Story. Why did you want to write it? Thank you! I’ve been studying the naval history of D-Day and the wider Normandy campaign for most of my career, ever since I started working aboard HMS Belfast as a baby...