Hill 112
a novel of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy
by Adrian Goldsworthy
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Pub Date Jan 14 2025 | Archive Date May 23 2024
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Description
From critically acclaimed historian and novelist Adrian Goldsworthy, a gripping story of friendship and division set against one of the most dramatic campaigns of the Second World War.
D-Day. June 6th, 1944. The trajectory of the Second World War – and with it the course of modern history – is changed for ever.
For three young former schoolmates from South Wales, their war is only just beginning.
James was the school cricket captain. Now, a few short years later, he is in charge of a troop of Sherman tanks.
Mark, just nineteen, must lead a platoon of infantrymen into battle.
And Bill, always something of a loner, sees the heart of the fighting as a private soldier.
These young men, and thousands of others, will soon be a part of one of the bloodiest and most brutal parts of the Normandy campaign: the battle for Hill 112. The horror, the fear, the filth; the savage fighting; the sheer exhilaration and moments of farce and laughter: those who come through the carnage will never be the same again.
Based on real events and the records and reminiscences of those who were there, and released to coincide with the eightieth anniversary of D-Day, Hill 112 is perfect for fans of Robert Harris and Simon Scarrow.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781801109017 |
| PRICE | $29.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 464 |
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Featured Reviews
Stephanie M, Reviewer
The author made this book a joy. The book is so well written that it really did feel I could have been there. The tone is gentle and it is very much as if I was having my hand held and walked through the sussex coast, the Normandy fields and ultimately hill 112. The key players are well rounded and the every day items that we see through their eyes make the story all the more powerful, be it the vomit flecks on trousers, the churned up earth or the charred and violated shells of men left behind. The camaraderie is shown in all its power and the ending is both beautiful shown through delicate embroidery and heart wrenching with the gore of a shell explosion. An absolute must read.
Steven M, Reviewer
Great read of the battle in Normandy in the days after the Normandy landings.
seen through the eyes of three school friends it follows the action to take Hill 112 one of the minor hills across the battlefront as each side in turns assaults retreats and then re-takes it again. Reminded me of the book 'Warrior for the Working day' that I read many years ago by Peter Elstob which followed a tank crew from D Day to the end of the way.
This book follows a Tank crew and Two infantry sections during the first 30 or so days from D Day.
Brings home the sheer stress ordinary men who did extraordinary things for hours on end under extreme stress.
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