What they have never told you about D-Day

Pere Cardona and Manuel P. Villatoro

«What they have never told you about D-Day», written by Pere Cardona and Manuel P. Villatoro, is, as its title indicates, a complete book of anecdotes and curiosities about the Normandy landings, one of the peak moments of war history, magnified to the extreme by Hollywood cinema. especially thanks to titles like “Saving Private Ryan”, “The Longest Day” or “Overlord”.

The reality, despite the movies, was very different and beyond the heroism, the personal misfortunes, the plans that only paper supported and the final success, hides thousands of stories that deserve to be told, especially those that were crucial for the outcome of the operation but that continue in the shadows, such as the suicide attacks that the allies had to carry out or the deception operations that they carried out with such care thanks to the collaboration of the film industry.

There are quite a few books about curiosities that have come to light recently, about all kinds of periods, places and characters. It has to be said that «What they have never told you about D-Day» It is, due to its rigor, one of the best. No one can expect to close the book understanding the causes or impact of World War II. Not even a critical judgment on Operation Overlord, but without a doubt the reader will have a pleasant time, will read it in one go and finish its pages knowing a good handful of stories that perhaps do not contribute much, but that we all like to know so that, when the moment, show off.

Stories like that of a double agent who almost destroyed the plans for the Normandy Landings after her dog died in strange circumstances, a group of parachuting priests who launched themselves unarmed from the sky to support the Allies or an old man officer who jumped from a landing craft even though he could barely move without his cane. A book that you can purchase through the following link or by clicking on the image of the cover.