D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on 6 June 1944. The subsequent battle of Normandy involved over a million men, and helped seal the fate of The Third Reich. This is a graphic account of the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, as well as the campaign that effectively destroyed the German forces in France, opening the way for the Allied advance. Filled with information on key personnel, weapons and military units, this fascinating book is enhanced through the inclusion of more than 35 facsimile documents.
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D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on 6 June 1944. Filled with information on key personnel, weapons and military units, this fascinating book is enhanced through the inclusion of more than 35 facsimile documents.
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The planning; The Leaders - Allied; The Leaders - German; German Forces and Defences; Deception and Intelligence; The Resistance and SOE; Pegasus Bridge; British Airborne Assault; US Airborne Assault; Utah Beach; Pointe du Hoc; Omaha Beach; Gold Beach; Juno Beach; Sword Beach; Villers-Bocage; Pluto & Mulberry: Logistical Superiority; Operation Epsom; Bocage Fighting and Capture of Cherbourg; Operation Charmwood; Medics; The Battle for St Ls; Operation Goodwood; Operation Cobra and Breakout; Allied Tactical Air Support; Operations Totalize and Tractable; The Falaise Pocket; The Liberation of Paris.
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ISBN
9780233004105
Publisert
2014-04-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Høyde
304 mm
Bredde
266 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Kombinasjonsprodukt
Antall sider
132

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Biographical note

Professor Richard Holmes is author of a string of bestsellers, most recently Tommy: The British Soldier on the Western Front . He is author of the international bestseller The D-Day Experience (over 200,000 copies sold) and wrote the top 10 bestsellers Wellington: The Iron Duke and Red Coat. Richard was General Editor of the Oxford Companion to Military History and has presented seven documentary series for the BBC, beginning with "War Walks" and including the recent "In the Footsteps of Churchill".