normandy (france), attack on, 1944

In the weeks leading up to D-Day, an American intellegence officer must protect the secret of the invasion, and save the woman he loves.

Real-life accounts of June 6, 1944, and the battle for Normandy, by soldiers and civilians on both sides.

Josiah Wedgewood and Marcus Perry were friends in Virginia, but now that they are both involved in the Normandy invasion, the differences in their positions is uncomfortable, for Josiah is a white infantryman and Marcus is a black transport driver, the only role the segregated army will allow him.

An account of the invasion of Normandy, telling the story of the decisive World War II battle, and discussing events that preceded and followed the campaign.

Describes the Allied invasion of occupied France on June 6, 1944, including the leaders, beaches, medics, machines, and reaction, and includes color photographs and written accounts from "Time" and "Life" magazines.

Provides scholarly discussion account of the strategies employed in the planning and execution of the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944 including the Allied deception to divert the German's attention toward the Pas-de-Calais and the daring paratroop attacks behind enemy lines.

Chronicles the events that took place on June 6, 1944 when the Allide Forces invaded Hitler's Fortress Europe.

The story of the famous World War II amphibious operation, told from both the Allied and German points of view.

A novel based on the screenplay of Steven Spielberg's epic motion picture "Saving Private Ryan, " telling the story of a squad of young soldiers led by Captain John Miller who set out in the midst of the chaos of D-Day to find Private Ryan, a soldier whose three brothers had already been lost in the war.

Chronicles Operation Overlord, or D-Day, when allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy in 1944, describing its planning stages, tactics used to mislead the enemy, the course of the battle, and the air and sea attacks, and features profiles of soldiers and civilians, "then and now" features, and hundreds of photos.