| Description |
xx, 220 pages : maps ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Turning points |
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Turning points (John Wiley & Sons)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of maps -- Genesis of a plan -- Adversaries and allies -- Toward Overlord -- Preparations intensify -- Planning and deception -- Mounting costs -- Month of May -- First five days of June -- D-Day: from midnight to dawn -- D-Day: fighting on land: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword -- Establishing the beachhead -- Beyond the pointof no return -- Maps -- Bibliography of works consulted -- Index. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
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Normandy (France) -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
0471423408 alkaline paper |
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