Day of the Panzer:
A Story of American Heroism and Sacrifice in Southern France
Jeff Danby
Select Book Reviews:
Below you will find a chronological list of quotes, links and/or photocopies
to a sampling of "Day of the Panzer" book reviews.
The most current articles are listed at the top.
HISTORY BOOK CLUB and MILITARY BOOK CLUB (June 2008)
(Day of the Panzer is a "Main Selection" for both clubs)
Some key quotes:
"Danby's labor of love, his search for information about his grandfather, became a much larger study of the entire campaign and one of the most interesting and absorbing battle histories that this reviewer has read."
"His focus on one company gives the book a coherence and basic storyline that will capture and maintain the attention of the reader, and his interviews of combat veterans, as well as French civilians who assisted the Americans, make the story remarkably realistic and personal."
"This is a very interesting, well-written book."
Complete review (History Book Club link)
Complete review (Military Book Club link)
Note: The same review is used for both clubs.
STONE & STONE Second World War Books (June 2008)
Some key quotes:
"The book doesn't closely follow the usual format of operational history, unit history, or biography.
Instead, the author, in an effort to understand for himself exactly what happened, puts the reader in the middle of a raging battlefield populated with humans who far transcend the one-dimensional paper soldiers often found in military history."
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (May 19th, 2008)
Some key quotes:
"Danby resurrects "the forgotten campaign of World War II" in this excellent popular history"
"Danby's revisionist view of the campaign--supported by extensive research including dozens of interviews with survivors--is a sprightly and evocative tribute to the troops of Operation Dragoon."
AMAZON.COM (various dates)
A variety of reviews can be found by scrolling down to the "Customer Reviews" section of this webpage.
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