operation overlord

Details the history of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, in which British, American and Canadian forces invaded Nazi-occupied Europe, and draws on official documents, personal narratives, and archival photos to tell the stories of the soldiers, sailors, paratroopers, and specialists involved, including not just the famous players, but African-Americans, women, journalists, and service members.

"An epic battle that involved 156,000 Allied men, 7,000 ships, and 20,000 armored vehicles fighting against the might of the German war machine, D-Day was, above all, a tale of individual heroics--of men who were driven to keep fighting until the German defenses were smashed and the precarious beachheads secured. This authentic human story--Allied, French, German--has never been fully told. Giles Milton's bold new history narrates the events of June 6, 1944, through the tales of survivors from all sides: the teenage Allied conscript, the crack German defender, the French resistance fighter"--Dust jacket.

Details the history of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, in which British, American and Canadian forces invaded Nazi-occupied Europe, and draws on official documents, personal narratives, and archival photos to tell the stories of the soldiers, sailors, paratroopers, and specialists involved, including not just the famous players, but African Americans, women, journalists, and service members.

Discusses the events and personalities involved in the momentous Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944.

An up-close look at the planning, execution, and aftermath of D-Day, 1944--the beginning of the end of World War II.

Describes the events which occurred prior to, during, and after the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944.

Photographs and text tell the story of World War II's D-Day invasion and the planning that led up to the attack at Normandy on June 6, 1944.