"Milner’s work is well-researched and crisply written. [He] has made a major contribution to the historiography of the Normandy campaign. Students of the campaign, ranging from the most serious to the most casual, will profit from reading this work."—Marine Corps History
"Highly recommended for anyone who wants to learn about the vital role Canadians played in the early days of the Normandy landings."—Canadian Military History
"A fitting contribution to a growing body of literature on the history of the Canadian army in Normandy."—Journal of Military History
"One of the most decisive battles of the Second World War II need no longer be forgotten."—American Historical Review
"Presents a gripping, superbly researched narrative of the fighting in Normandy, with a salutary stress on the vital role of the Canadian Third Division."—Michigan War Studies Review
"A very readable and valuable contribution to the literature on the Normandy operation."—New York Military Affairs Symposium
Stopping the Panzers is a paradigm shift in Canadian history on Operation Overlord. It is a well-written book that is, despite the vast amount of new facts, easy to read. Because it is based on rigorous research from allied and a German archives and because of the author’s familiarity with the terrain Stopping the Panzers is not just another book about Operation Overlord, but a truly unique view on the Canadian mission and role in the operation. Because it is so groundbreaking and well-written it is a “must-have” for every individual interested in the Second World War.—Parameters
“One of the best books about Normandy to appear in recent years.”—Stone & Stone: Second World War Books
"An excellent book. A fresh and exciting new take on the opening days of Operation Overlord by a leading Canadian scholar. Milner not only rescues the Canadian army from the obscurity that has enveloped it in most histories of the campaign, he places the Canadians right at the heart of the Overlord narrative, where Allied planners intended them to be: in the center of the line; astride the most vulnerable terrain; and armed, trained, and equipped to shoot up the inevitable German counterattack. As Milner shows in this deeply researched and gripping narrative, that was precisely what they did."—Robert M. Citino, author of The Wehrmacht Retreats: Fighting a Lost War, 1943
“An extraordinarily detailed account of the vital Canadian contributions to the Allied landings in Normandy, Milner’s work completely revises our understanding of the role of Canadian forces in taking and holding a crucial segment of the landing area against repeated counterattacks by German panzer divisions. . . . A masterpiece of historical scholarship from one of the most authoritative voices in Canadian military history.”—Peter Mansoor, author of The GI Offensive in Europe: The Triumph of American Infantry Divisions, 1941–1945
"An impressive book that tells a compelling story. Among its many strengths are the broad, deep documentation of both sides of the fight; the gift for combat narrative; and the author’s intimate familiarity with the ground on which the battle was fought. It adds greatly to our understanding of the Allies’Normandy campaign."—Harold R. Winton, author of Corps Commanders of the Bulge: Six American Generals and Victory in the Ardennes
