Marc Milner is professor of history and Director of the Brigadier Milton F. Gregg, VC, Centre for the Study of War and Society at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. He is best known for his books on naval history, including North Atlantic Run, The U-Boat Hunters, and Canada's Navy: The First Century. His 2003 book Battle of the Atlantic won the C.P. Stacey Prize for the best book in military history in Canada. An article based on the material in Stopping the Panzers was awarded the 2010 Moncado Prize given by the Society of Military History for the best article in The Journal of Military History.
"An excellent book. A fresh and exciting new take on the opening
days of Operation Overlord by a leading Canadian scholar. Milner
not only rescues the Canadian army from the obscurity that has
enveloped it in most histories of the campaign, he places the
Canadians right at the heart of the Overlord narrative, where
Allied planners intended them to be: in the center of the line;
astride the most vulnerable terrain; and armed, trained, and
equipped to shoot up the inevitable German counterattack. As Milner
shows in this deeply researched and gripping narrative, that was
precisely what they did."--Robert M. Citino, author of The
Wehrmacht Retreats: Fighting a Lost War, 1943 "An extraordinarily
detailed account of the vital Canadian contributions to the Allied
landings in Normandy, Milner's work completely revises our
understanding of the role of Canadian forces in taking and holding
a crucial segment of the landing area against repeated
counterattacks by German panzer divisions. . . . A masterpiece of
historical scholarship from one of the most authoritative voices in
Canadian military history."--Peter Mansoor, author of The GI
Offensive in Europe: The Triumph of American Infantry Divisions,
1941-1945 "An impressive book that tells a compelling story. Among
its many strengths are the broad, deep documentation of both sides
of the fight; the gift for combat narrative; and the author's
intimate familiarity with the ground on which the battle was
fought. It adds greatly to our understanding of the Allies'Normandy
campaign."--Harold R. Winton, author of Corps Commanders of the
Bulge: Six American Generals and Victory in the Ardennes
"Milner's work is well-researched and crisply written. [He] has
made a major contribution to the historiography of the Normandy
campaign. Students of the campaign, ranging from the most serious
to the most casual, will profit from reading this work."--Marine
Corps History"Highly recommended for anyone who wants to learn
about the vital role Canadians played in the early days of the
Normandy landings."--Canadian Military History"A fitting
contribution to a growing body of literature on the history of the
Canadian army in Normandy."--Journal of Military History"One of the
most decisive battles of the Second World War II need no longer be
forgotten."--American Historical Review"Presents a gripping,
superbly researched narrative of the fighting in Normandy, with a
salutary stress on the vital role of the Canadian Third
Division."--Michigan War Studies Review"A very readable and
valuable contribution to the literature on the Normandy
operation."--New York Military Affairs SymposiumStopping the
Panzers is a paradigm shift in Canadian history on Operation
Overlord. It is a well-written book that is, despite the vast
amount of new facts, easy to read. Because it is based on rigorous
research from allied and a German archives and because of the
author's familiarity with the terrain Stopping the Panzers is not
just another book about Operation Overlord, but a truly unique view
on the Canadian mission and role in the operation. Because it is so
groundbreaking and well-written it is a "must-have" for every
individual interested in the Second World War.--Parameters"One of
the best books about Normandy to appear in recent years."--Stone &
Stone: Second World War Books
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