D-Day is a human drama that fundamentally changed the trajectory of history. This book covers it all, exploring the full impact of this world-changing event.
16 audio discs (19 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in 4 3/4 in digital optical audio file CD audio
Other Title:
Oral history of D-Day
Notes:
Read by Edoardo Ballerini and Garrett M. Graff with a full cast Compact disc
Contents:
Part I: a world at war War begins War comes to America 1943 The start of SHAEF Crossing the pond The American invasion Building the Atlantic Wall Keeping secrets Operation Fortitude The Mulberry Plan At Slapton Sands Exercise Tiger The transportation plan Picking the date Into the sausages Keep calm and carry on Learning the details Spring in Normandy with the Germans The D-Day weather forecast Part II: the landing A note on chronology and military terminology Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's order of the day Paratroopers take off Operation Coup de Main The 6th airborne arrives in Normandy The paratrooper skytrain Night in the hedgerows Liberation comes to Sainte-̈Mre-⁹glise Neptune rises Confusing the enemy Ashore in Normandy In the air over the beaches Heading ashore at Utah Naval forces at Utah The second wave at Utah The rangers at Pointe du Hoc Omaha beach Into the devil's garden Ashore at Omaha Getting off Omaha beach Afloat off Omaha beach --Jig sector, Gold beach The Green Howards take King sector Ashore at Juno Sword beach The news spreads Part III Holding the eastern flank The walking wounded The Battle of La Fïre Bridge Afternoon for the German End of D-Day Epilogue