The story of the D-Day landings has been told many times, but no one has revealed the part that fate, human error, political infighting, deception and double agents played in the crucial ten days prior to D-Day. This is a day-by-day account of the untold human story behind this momentous event.

David Stafford, a historian tenured at the University of Edinburgh, is a critically acclaimed chronicler of World War II and is the author of CHURCHILL AND SECRET SERVICE and ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHILL.