D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
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Product Description
The war in northern France marked not just a generation, but the whole of the postwar world, profoundly influencing relations between America and Europe. The Allied fleet attempted by far the largest amphibious assault ever, and what followed was a battle as savage as anything seen on the Eastern Front. It is the first book to describe not only the experiences of the American, British, Canadian, and German soldiers, but also the terrible suffering of the French caught up in the fighting. Casualties mounted on both sides, as did the tensions between the principal commanders. D-Day will surely be hailed as the consummate account of the Normandy invasion and the ferocious offensive that led to the liberation of Paris. The definitive account of the Normandy invasion by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945 From critically acclaimed world historian, Antony Beevor, this is the first major account in more than twenty years to cover the whole invasion from June 6, 1944, right up to the liberation of Paris on August 25. Beevor draws upon his research in more than thirty archives in six countries, going back to original accounts, interviews conducted by combat historians just after the action, and many diaries and letters donated to museums and archives in recent years. Even the joys of liberation had their darker side. More French civilians were killed by Allied bombing and shelling than British civilians were by the Luftwaffe.
Product Info
- Author
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Dewey Decimal Number
- 940.5421421
- EAN
- 9780670021192
- ISBN
- 9780670021192
- Label
- Viking Adult
- Manufacturer
- Viking Adult
- Number Of Items
- 1
- Number Of Pages
- 608
- Product Group
- Book
- Product Type Name
- ABIS_BOOK
- Publication Date
- 2009-10-13
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Studio
- Viking Adult
- Title
- D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
- ASIN
- 0670021199
- Sales Rank
- 55347
- Provider
- Amazon
- As of
- February 8, 2012, 9:21 pm
