1. Ambrose, Stephen
E. D-Day, June 6, 1044: The Climatic Battle of World War II.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
2. Ambrose, Stephen
E. Eisenhower. Vol. I. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983.
This is the first volume of a two-volume biography of Dwight Eisenhower.
Chapters 15 and 16 cover the planning and execution of OVERLORD.
3. Botting, Douglas.
The Second Front. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1978.
This volume in the Time-Life series on World War II contains informative
text and is well illustrated with photographs and maps. Can be readily
used by high school students.
4. Chandler, David
G., and James Lawton Collins, Jr., editors. The D-Day Encyclopedia.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
5. Eisenhower, David.
Eisenhower at War, 1943-1945. New York: Random House, 1986. This
is a detailed and quite readable book about Dwight Eisenhower as Supreme
Allied Commander and is based on extensive use of materials in the Eisenhower
Library. It covers OVERLORD in detail and discusses interactions among
Eisenhower's Anglo-American command, SHAEF, and the Russians.
6. Wilson, Theodore
A., editor. D-Day 1944. Lawrence, Kansas: published for the Eisenhower
Foundation, Abilene, Kansas, by the University Press of Kansas, 1994.
This volume consists of a collection of essays commemorating the 50th
anniversary of D-Day. Some of the essays cover OVERLORD in general while
others cover more specific aspects. This book also contains a helpful
glossary of terms.
7. Ellis, Major
L.F. Victory in the West, Volume I: The Battle of Normandy. History
of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series, 1962.
8. Foot, M.R.D.
SOE in France: An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations
Executive in France 1940-1944. London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery
Office, 1966.
9. Harrison, G.A.
Cross-Channel Attack. United States Army in World War II Series.
Washington, D.C.: Office of the Chief of Military History, Department
of the Army, 1951.
10. Hastings, Max.
Overlord. New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1984. This is
a British historian's account of Overlord, which compares the American
and British soldiers' fighting qualities unfavorably with those of the
Germans.
11. Hinsley, F.H.
British Intelligence in the Second World War: Its Influence on Strategy
and Operations. Vol. III, Part II. New York: Cambridge University
Press, 1988.
12. Howard, Michael. British Intelligence in the Second World War:
Volume V: Strategic Deception in the Second World War. New York:
Cambridge University Press, 1990.
13. Keegan, John.
Six Armies in Normandy. New York: Viking Press, 1982.
14. Murray, Williamson,
and Allan R. Millett. A War to Be Won: Fighting the Second World
War. Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London, England: The Belknap
Press of Harvard University
Press, 2000.
15. Pogue, Forrest
C. The Supreme Command. United States Army in World War II Series.
Washington, D.C.: Office of the Chief of Military History, Department
of the Army, 1954.
16. Reynolds, David.
Rich Relations: The American Occupation of Britain, 1942-1945.
New York: Random House, 1995.
17. Ryan, Cornelius.
The Longest Day: June 6, 1944. New York: Simon & Schuster,
1959. A popular and interesting history of D-Day, this book is based
largely on interviews with participants in the Battle of Normandy.
18. Smith, Brandley
F. The Ultra-Magic Deals and the Most Secret Special Relationship
1940-1946. Novato, California: Presidio Press, 1993.
19. Standford, Alfred
B. Force Mulberry: The Planning and Installation of the Artificial
Harbor off U.S. Normandy Beaches in World War II. New York: Morrow,
1951.
20. Wilt, Alan F.
The Atlantic Wall: Hitler's Defenses in the West, 1942-1945.
Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1975.
