Books set in Caen, France

William the Conqueror’s city in the summer of 1944: fought over for two months and largely destroyed, as its soldiers and its people saw it.

1 place, 2 books,

Caen

2009
D-Day: The Battle for NormandyD-Day et la bataille de Normandie
Antony Beevor · history · 2009
1944: the landings, then a long and savage summer of fighting through the bocage.
1964
Caen: Anvil of VictoryBataille de Caen
Alexander McKee · history · 1964
1944: the two-month battle for the city, told by British, German and French witnesses.

Updated October 2026