| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
176 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm. |
| Note |
"Madison Press book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-175) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- So much was at stake -- The decisive front -- The plan -- A grand deception -- The forerunners -- Pegasus bridge -- Target: Ste-Mere-Englise -- The sea and air assault -- Utah and bloody Omaha -- Sword, Juno and Gold -- The gathering standoff -- The breakout --Finale at Falaise -- The beginning of the end. |
| Summary |
A collection of eyewitness account captures the human drama, heroism, and sacrifice of the assault on Nazi-occupied France, accompanied by personal artifacts, historical and modern photographs, and war artists' paintings. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
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Operation Neptune.
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| Added Author |
Eisenhower, John S. D., 1922-2013.
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| ISBN |
1582343144 |
|
9781582343143 |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 1998870 |
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