'The Allied landings in 1944 had all the prospects for disaster. Churchill thought he would be woken up to be told of massive casualties. Eisenhower prepared a somber broadcast announcing that the enterprise had failed. The specter of failure was always present. After a failed landing the Nazi regime would have regained the ascendant. New, terrifying bombs and rockets were ready to be launched. Long-distance submarines were in the final stage of development. The last million Jews of Europe were listed for deportation and death' - Martin Gilbert.'Failure at Normandy could have given Hitler the chance of continuing to rule western Europe, particularly if the United States, bloodied and defeated in Normandy, had decided-after two and a half years of focusing on Europe-to turn all its energies to the ever-growing demands of the Pacific, leaving Europe to its own devices. Had that happened, I doubt if I would have been alive to write this book, or free to express my opinions without fear of arrest' - Martin Gilbert.
- ISBN10 128317748X
- ISBN13 9781283177481
- Publish Date 12 May 2011 (first published 26 April 2004)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 28 January 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons
- Format eBook
- Pages 243
- Language English