From 6th June until 29th August 1944, the Allies disembarked several
huge armies in Normandy. 21st Army Group is, without doubt,
one of the best books we have seen on this subject. Packed with detailed
information it is the perfect book to begin research on the various units that
took part in the battle for Normandy.
The book examines the organisation of the 21st Army Group as a whole
and is in to two distinct sections, the US divisions and the British,
Canadian, Polish and French divisions and units. There is a detailed history of
each division with a study of their leaders, their methods, their differing
equipment and the role they played in the Normandy campaign and beyond.
The book is illustrated throughout in full colour with colour and
black and white photographs, graphics, uniform studies and insignia. Indeed the
insignia of each division is presented here in full colour, quite probably the
first time this has been done.
This is an indispensable reference work on the Allied divisions and
units in Normandy. A must for any collection of books
on the Allied order of battle in Normandy.
