Review: Operation Overlord

Book Title: Operation Overlord
Author: Jack Patterson


Review:
Today we live in the shadows of a tree called "Freedom", but this very tree was planted on hundreds probably thousands of soldiers death bed. We take our freedom for granted and forget that there was time not so long in past when you had to fight with your life to earn this freedom. Operation overlord by Jack Patterson is a historical novel which spellbinds its readers to the era of World War II wherein life and death were just a step away, when villages and cities were burned to dust over night. This is a story of a young soldier (author himself) who enrolled in military to serve his nation in time of need. Story highlights life of a solder through his friendship his courage and his dedication for his nation.

"Operation Overlord" was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German occupied western Europe during World War II by allied forces. Author is a veteran from World War II and in this book he is describing his first hand experience to describe war itself.

Pat was 18, young and inexperienced. He joined army to be a soldier and to defend his nation while leaving behind his education. Book describes Pats progress through basic training, his shipment overseas, and his experiences in Great Britain. Story continues with pats landing on Omaha Beach, where he was assigned to the Fifteenth Field Artillery Battalion, there his experience with his battalion. Later He fought through battles in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe. He saw Germany's soldiers surrender while his battalion was in Czechoslovakia. And as the war comes to an end his return to his home. But after almost 50 years to the war Pat returns to his once battlefield and pays his respects for lost loved ones.


In War one has to fight to protect the things that mattered like family, friends and nation. Reading Jack Patterson's account of his wartime experiences is truly phenomenal. At times this book made my eyes moist and others I was left with smiling face. Story is filled with Light humors between comrades and fascinating yet terrifying deeds of WWII. This book is a must read to anyone who want to know more about WWII. This story is worth every star out of 5 stars.