{"product_id":"sword-beach-max-hastings-9781324117575","title":"Sword Beach: D-Day Baptism by Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween 1941 and 1944, the British army contributed relatively little to World War II. On D-Day (June 6, 1944) that changed--35,000 British infantrymen, airmen, and special service operatives were sent headfirst into the whitest heat of war, almost overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax Hastings' \u003cem\u003eSword Beach\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a handful of British soldiers and their critical role in D-Day's parachute and seaborne offensive. On Sword, the codename of one of the two beaches assaulted by the British, scores of soldiers were killed by the first shots that they ever heard fired in anger. One British corporal insisted on apologizing to his enemy prisoners, and the Free French troops, 120-men strong, suffered 60 percent losses in the first days of fighting. In granular detail, \u003cem\u003eSword Beach\u003c\/em\u003e describes a small number of men on a single day who faced the transition from make-believe battle to war at its most violent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Hastings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324117575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324117575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Max Hastings","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838470803711,"sku":"9781324117575","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc0fb9be-a854-4a29-adf4-ef1e13ac0b0f.jpg?v=1746589933","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sword-beach-max-hastings-9781324117575","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}