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Hitler's D-Day defences /

Following nearly two years of planning and exacting preparation, Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of the Nazi-dominated European continent, was mounted in the early hours of 6th June, 1944. It was to be a pivotal event leading to the end of the Second World War and victory for the Allied forc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaplan, Philip (Philip I.) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK : Pen & Sword Military, 2017.
Subjects:
Germany. > Heer > History > World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy.
Operation Overlord.
Table of Contents:
  • To a second front
  • Defending France
  • The run-up
  • Organisation Todt
  • Enter Rommel
  • Pride and concern
  • Clearinf the air
  • German defences
  • Merville and sword
  • Pointe du Hoc
  • Bloody Omaha.