When the sea came alive an oral history of D-Day

Graff, Garrett M., 1981- author.

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"D-Day is one of history's greatest and most unbelievable military and human triumphs. Though the full campaign lasted just over a month, the surprise landing of over 150,000 Allied troops on the morning of June 6, 1944, is understood to be the moment that turned the tide for the Allied forces and ultimately led to the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II. Now, a new book from bestselling author and historian Garrett M. Graff explores the fu...

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Normandy (France) History, Military 20th century

Operation Overlord

World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy Personal narratives

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ISBN:

9781420517446
1420517449

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

975 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

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 Saintë-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 ̐Fre Bridge
Afternoon for the German
End of D-Day
Epilogue

LCCN:

2024022234

Control Number:

3344507

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