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Overlord, D-Day and the battle for Normandy, Max Hastings

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Overlord, D-Day and the battle for Normandy, Max Hastings

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-353) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Overlord

Nature of contents

abstracts summaries

Oclc number

1056731385

Responsibility statement

Max Hastings

Sub title

D-Day and the battle for Normandy

Summary

Describes the military effort by which the Allies regained the continent of Europe in World War II

Table Of Contents

"Much the greatest thing we have ever attempted" -- Preparations: commanders; airmen; invaders; defenders -- To the far shore: the overture; the American beaches; the British beaches; Inland -- The British before Caen: closing the lines; Villers-Bocage; EPSOM -- The Americans before Cherbourg: the bocage; the battle for Cherbourg -- The German army: stemming the tide: Soldiers; weapons -- The battlefield: from the beachhead to the front; casualties -- Crisis of confidence: the fall of Caen; GOODWOOD -- The breakout: COBRA; the limits of air power -- The open flank -- The road to Falaise -- The gap -- Appendices: Glossary ; Chronology of the Normandy Campaign ; Allied Order of Battle ; German land forces encountered by the Allies in Normandy

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D-Day and the battle for Normandy

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