leading historians explore history's greatest amphibious assault
Penrose, Jane
2004
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.
Tells the story of Operation OVERLORD which began on D-Day, June 6, 1944, when Allied troops, primarily the armed forces of the U.S. and the United Kingdom, landed in Normandy and embarked on a decisive assault against Hitler and the Nazi regime.
The second of Jeff Shaara's epic trilogy on World War II covers the story of D-Day and the Allied invasion of France told from the perspective of some of the event's major characters.
Provides a detailed 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.
Ronald Reagan, D-Day and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion
Brinkley, Douglas
2005
Recounts the experiences of the men who served in the U.S. Army Ranger troops that stormed the coast of Normandy on D-Day and describes President Ronald Reagan's efforts to pay them homage forty years later.
An illustrated biography of King William I of England, or William the Conqueror, that covers such topics as the Battle of Hastings, his style of rule, and his Christianity.
The dramatic story of the Allies' liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II is recaptured, beginning with the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. Readers learn how the Allies planned and executed this amazing amphibious assault that, while costly, allowed them to gain a key foothold in Europe.
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.
