| Description |
47 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
Days that shook the world |
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Days that shook the world.
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| Summary |
Describes the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, with an overview of events leading to that invasion as well as a description of its momentous effects on the war. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index. |
| Contents |
June 6, 1944; the day dawns -- Nazi Europe -- Second front now -- Battles at the conference table -- Friendly invasion -- Keeping a secret -- "OK, Let's go!" -- June 6, 1944; D-Day begins -- June 6, 1944; Omaha and Utah -- June 6, 1944; Sword, Gold, and Juno -- June 6, 1944; the German response -- First few days -- Breaking out -- Victory in sight -- Liberation -- Cold War emerges -- After the war -- Legacy -- Close call. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.3 2.0 65379. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
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Normandy (France) -- History, Military.
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Operation Overlord.
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Normandy (France) -- History.
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| ISBN |
0739852329 |
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