{"product_id":"d-day-martin-gilbert-9780470373019","title":"D-Day","description":"The Allied landings in 1944 had all the prospects for disaster. Churchill thought he would be woken up to be told of massive casualties. Eisenhower prepared a somber broadcast announcing that the enterprise had failed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe specter of failure was always present. After a failed landing the Nazi regime would have regained the ascendant. New, terrifying bombs and rockets were ready to be launched. Long-distance submarines were in the final stage of development. The last million Jews of Europe were listed for deportation and death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFailure at Normandy could have given Hitler the chance of continuing to rule western Europe, particularly if the United States, bloodied and defeated in Normandy, had decided-after two and a half years of focusing on Europe-to turn all its energies to the ever-growing demands of the Pacific, leaving Europe to its own devices. Had that happened, I doubt if I would have been alive to write this book, or free to express my opinions without fear of arrest.\u003cbr\u003e-Martin Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470373016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470373019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trade Paper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Martin Gilbert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987319423231,"sku":"9780470373019","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6f28bec-e5a4-4c1b-97aa-36f433090b23.jpg?v=1683288276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/d-day-martin-gilbert-9780470373019","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}