THANK YOU READERS AND Lyons Press FOR MAKING POSSIBLE THE PAPERBACK VERSION NOW AT SELECTED BOOK OUTLETS AND ON AMAZON Each of 22-chapters examines overlooked aspects of the war. At 87,000 words and 355 pages, the work results from decades of investigation and includes never seen author photos comparing the appearance of the same locales … Continue reading LAUNCHING THE INVASION – SOUTHWICK HOUSE AND D-DAY – FIRST LOOK AT THE BOOK →
The elegant country house where,on 5 June 1944,General Dwight D. Eisenhower made the historic and risky decision to launch the D Day invasion. After its momentary fame the mansion near Portsmouth – ignored for decades by authors and historians – receded into history. Not quite. We discovered the house as it was on D Day. And … Continue reading SOUTHWICK HOUSE – WHERE IKE LAUNCHED THE D-DAY INVASION – THEN AND NOW →
BACK IN STOCK ON AMAZON – THE HIDDEN PLACES OF WORLD WAR II SHOP NOW A London Blitz survivor: ” The best book I have ever read about the Second World War.” An Amazon book reviewer: “I wanted to put it down but couldn’t.” (L) TRENT PARK – The posh London mansion where 59 … Continue reading “THE HIDDEN PLACES OF WORLD WAR II” CONTENTS SUMMARY →
Less than a mile from one of the D-Day embarkation ports in Portsmouth, England, unchanged Southwick House where General Eisenhower made the decision of the century – approval to invade the European continent. It is one of 22 chapters in a book which reveals – often for the first time – the little-known or even … Continue reading “THE HIDDEN PLACES OF WORLD WAR II” – NOW IN QUALITY PAPERBACK →
AUTHOR OF THE YEAR AWARD AT US NAVAL ACADEMY Recognizing what it called “his significant literary contributions to the history of … Continue reading About Jerome M. O’Connor →