"This book is an invaluable addition to the documented history of the British efforts on D-Day. There are some useful photographic references for modellers, as well as very informative data on how British artillery (Royal Marine, Commando and Airborne gunners as well as the Royal Artillery and Royal Canadian Artillery) was organised and employed, which can only add interest to any modelling project. The book is highly recommended."

IPMS Magazine - Issue 3: 2024

This offering is a good addition to your library and will assist in rounding off your knowledge.

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Gun Mart Magazine, October 2022

It would be invaluable for anyone touring the D Day battle area but gives food for thought to anyone interested in the theory and practise of combined arms battle in WW2.

4.5 out of 5

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Army Rumour Service (ARRSE)

Frank Baldwin's book about British artillery on the D-Day beaches is a must-read for anyone interested in that seminal and iconic battle.

Books Monthly

This feels like a thoroughly detailed and comprehensive book and in my very humble opinion, this has the look, feel and detail of a really decent book that would sit on the top of anyone's book on the D-Day subject.

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The History Fella

This book also serves as a guidebook for those visiting Normandy - with several different guided tours pointing out significant landmarks. Within these tour instructions are many contemporaneous accounts of the action on the day, and numerous supporting photographs.

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WW2 Today

Over many years I have read hundreds of books on D-Day and the invasion of Normandy in 1944, but I can't recall ever seeing such a well detailed account of the fire plans, the units, and the stories of what happened once the troops hit the ground. Covering the British/Commonwealth units that landed I am now really looking forward to the second part of the story, covering the US units and beaches. This has instantly become one of my specialist D-Day references along with offering some great touring ideas. Absolutely no hesitation in recommending this one.

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Military Model Scene

As a former Gunner Major and author of “Gunners in Normandy: The Regimental History of the Royal Artillery in the Normandy Campaign” there can be few better placed to write the first of a two part work on D-Day Gunners. It is understood that the second volume will focus on the American beaches and landing grounds. This volume is first and foremost a battlefield guide to touring the D-Day beaches and landing grounds against the background of the fire plans, the equipment and the men who served the guns. It focuses on the plans and preparations for D-Day and the events of the 6th June 1944 and the immediate aftermath without straying far beyond the bridgehead. This volume is actually far, far more than a simple tour guide and covers the subject in encyclopaedic detail and yet is very clearly written. This is an exceptional book which in “doing exactly what it says in the title” I am sure will become the “go to” reference on the subject. Given the vital, battle winning role played by the artillery, on both sides in the conflict, this book should be in the library of all serious students of the use of artillery during World War 2 and of the Normandy Campaign in particular. Most highly recommended.

Military Historical Society

Frank Baldwin has delivered an exceptional account of the Gunners in Normandy and I doubt a better book on the subject is available. The detail of fire plans and how the artillery reacted to the pressing demands is totally engrossing. Essential reading to any serious study of D-Day and its aftermath.

Michael McCarthy, Battlefield Guide

Michael McCarthy