Books about D-Day

By Coll Rowe | June 3 2025 | History

In honor of the anniversary of D-Day, which took place on June 6th, 1944, we are sharing a collection of titles that recount the significance of this monumental day in history.

D-Day recognizes the military operation that began the liberation of France, and the rest of Western Europe, and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front during WWII.

D-Day
D-Day
The Battle for Normandy
Antony Beevor
9780143118183

Renowned historian Antony Beevor presents the first major account of the Normandy invasion and the liberation of Paris.

$25.00 US
Sep 28, 2010
Paperback
624 Pages
Penguin Books
Crusade in Europe
Crusade in Europe
A Personal Account of World War II
Dwight D. Eisenhower
9780593314852
A classic of World War II literature, this is an incredibly revealing work that provides a near comprehensive account of the war and brings to life the legendary general and eventual president of the United States.
$21.00 US
Dec 14, 2021
Paperback
720 Pages
Vintage
D-Day Girls
D-Day Girls
The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II
Sarah Rose
9780451495099
Now in paperback, the dramatic, untold story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain’s elite spy agency to help pave the way for Allied victory.
$22.00 US
Mar 17, 2020
Paperback
416 Pages
Crown
Cornelius Ryan: The Longest Day (D-Day June 6, 1944), A Bridge Too Far (LOA #318)
Cornelius Ryan: The Longest Day (D-Day June 6, 1944), A Bridge Too Far (LOA #318)
Cornelius Ryan
9781598536119

Library of America presents two of the best books ever written about World War II in a deluxe collector’s edition featuring 88 pages of photographs, full-color endpaper maps, rare archival material revealing how the books were written, and a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Rick Atkinson.

$45.00 US
May 07, 2019
Hardcover
1000 Pages
Library of America
Normandy Crucible
Normandy Crucible
The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War II in Europe
John Prados
9780451236944

Shifting between battle action and command decisions on both sides, Normandy Crucible lucidly illustrates how this campaign molded the climactic battle for Europe.

$24.00 US
Jul 03, 2012
Paperback
352 Pages
Dutton Caliber
Six Armies in Normandy
Six Armies in Normandy
From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris; June 6 - Aug. 5, 1944; Revised
John Keegan
9780140235425

Acclaimed military historian John Keegan’s investigation into World War II and the Normandy Invasion.

$24.00 US
Jun 01, 1994
Paperback
416 Pages
Penguin Books
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