The Liberation Line: the last untold story of the Normandy landings

Christian Wolmar

Published by Atlantic, 2024 ISBN 978-1-83895-752-0 368pp, hardback, £25 Given the number of books about the Normandy invasion it is surprising the role of railways has been particularly neglected, notably those rebuilt in France soon after D-Day. That neglect is remedied in this welcome book. Early invasion planning recognised railways would need reconstructing soon after the invasion. Engineers showed ingenuity, for instance by adapting tank landing craft for railway stock and laying tracks directly on beaches, shown in an impressive photograph. The first train ran just thirty days after D-Day. The book's main focus is on the United States Third Army, commanded by George C. Patton, a general who liked to keep his army moving fast. That emphasised logistics with Patton demanding rail transport keep up with his troops. Incredibly,…

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