normandy (france)

Describes the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, which marked the beginning of the end of World War II.

The Invasion of Normandy was the most anticipated event of WWII. A historically accurate and serious graphic narrative by Wayne Vansant, Normandy depicts the invasion of Normandy on five beaches--Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword--to the construction of Mulberry Harbors, the capture of Cherbourg, the fight for Saint-L? and also Caen, the breakout of Patton's Third Army, the fights at the Falaise Pocket, to the liberation of Paris.

"When fourteen-year-old Irene Sauvelle moves with her family to Cape House on the coast of Normandy, she's immediately taken by the beauty of the place--its expansive cliffs, coasts, and harbors. There, she meets a local boy named Ismael, and the two soon fall in love. But a dark mystery is about to unfold, involving a reclusive toymaker who lives in a gigantic mansion filled with mechanical beings and shadows of the past."--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the events leading up to the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944.

Examines the battle of Normandy from the viewpoint of German Army commander Erwin Rommel, discussing his impact on the German defenses during the Allied invasion and addresses the Field Marshal's role in an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler.