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Author(s): Richard Holmes  
ISBN: 1844425061
ISBN-13: 9781844425068
Publisher: Carlton Books
Publication Date: 07 May 2007
Pages: 80pp (148 x 260mm)
Illustrations: approx. 160 colour & b&w illustrations
Format: Paperback
Published Price: £16.99
IWM D-Day Experience
by Richard Holmes  
Outline
D-Day took place on 6 June 1944. The subsequent battle of Normandy involved over a million men from around the world and helped seal the fate of Hitler's Third Reich. This book is a graphic account of the planning and execution of the invasion and through a wealth of first-hand accounts and memorabilia items the reader can relive this momentous period.
Contents
The Planning; The Leaders - Allied; The Leaders - German; German Forces and Defenses; 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 and Mulberry; Operation Epsom; Bocage Fighting and the Capture of Cherbourg; Operation Charnwood; Medics; The Battle for St Lo; Operation Goodwood; Operation Cobra and Breakout; Allied Tactical Air Support; Operations Totalize and Tractable; The Falaise Pocket; The Liberation of Paris.