D-day : the Battle for Normandy /
From critically acclaimed world historian, Antony Beevor, this is the first major account in more than twenty years to cover the whole invasion from June 6, 1944, right up to the liberation of Paris on August 25. It is the first book to describe not only the experiences of the American, British, Can...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
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| Summary: | From critically acclaimed world historian, Antony Beevor, this is the first major account in more than twenty years to cover the whole invasion from June 6, 1944, right up to the liberation of Paris on August 25. It is the first book to describe not only the experiences of the American, British, Canadian and German soldiers, but also the terrible suffering of the French caught up in the fighting. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 591 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 570-574) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780670021192 0670021199 |