Normandy ― The Real Story : How Ordinary Allied Soldiers Defeated Hitler

A history of the D-Day landings, co-authored by a decorated field commander, draws on archival data, oral testimonies, and new interviews to reveal how Allied forces overcame the German army in spite of considerable disadvantages, including inferior weaponry and harrowing survival conditions. Original.

Shelagh Whitaker?worked as a sports and feature journalist and was published in a wide number of national magazines. She was the coauthor, with her husband, Denis Whitaker, of?Dieppe: Tragedy to Triumph;?Rhineland: The Battle to End the War; and the Dafoe Book Prize–winning?Tug of War: The Allied Victory That Opened Antwerp. She died in 2016.

The late?Brigadier-General Dennis Whitaker?served as a young officer with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry in Dieppe, and subsequently commanded the battalion throughout the fighting in northwest Europe. He is one of Canada's most highly decorated officers, winning the DSO and Bar for Valour in the field. He was honored with the Order of Canada, a doctorate in military science from the Royal Military College, as well as prestigious medals from France and Belgium.

Terry Copp is the coauthor of Normandy: The Real Story. He is a Professor Emeritus and Chair of History at Wilfrid Laurier University and codirector of the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies in Canada. He is the editor of the journal Canadian Military History. He lives in Elora, Ontario.