| Description |
xiv, 446 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Translated from the French. |
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"Originally published as Histoire du debarquement en Normandie : des origines a la liberation de Paris, 1941-1944, Editions du Seuil, janvier 2007"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-428) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Return to France -- Allies, not friends -- Preparing for war -- Planning for D-Day -- Logistics, training, rehearsals -- Strategies and stratagems -- The other side of the hill -- D-Day, H-Hour -- To win a battle -- Stalemate -- Psychoneuroses -- From Avranches to Paris -- The Battle of France -- and France's battle -- Liberation and liberated -- Conclusion: Farewell to Crusades? |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
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| ISBN |
9780674028388 (alk. paper) |
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0674028384 (alk. paper) |
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