D-Day: The Dramatic Story of the World's Greatest Invasion

Dan Parry

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: BBC Books, 2004

0563521163 / 9780563521167

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192 pages. Ex-library D-Day is the remarkable story of the planning and execution of the Normandy l andings as seen through the eyes of those closest to the action-the young soldie rs who were the first to storm the beaches, their pressured commanders, the dari ng French Resistance volunteers, and the special commandos and double-agents eng aged in a deadly game of truth and deception. More than the dramatic chronicle o f the greatest campaign in military history, this handsome volume is also a trib ute to the veterans who, with their heroic efforts, changed the course of the wa r-and of history. Editorial Reviews From the Publisher June 2004 marks the 60t h anniversary of D-Day, the last time official reunions of veterans will take pl ace. This is our chance to honor the veterans of the biggest military invasion a nd defence the world has ever seen. The first section of the book addresses th e build-up to and planning behind this huge amphibious assault, an amazing 3 yea rs in the organising: the role of the French resistance in mapping the coastline ; the calamitous training exercise Operation Tiger when 800 soldiers drown in th e Channel; the unknown Allied officer who planned the invasion; spies such as Ga rbo who radioed misinformation to the Germans leading them to believe the invasi on would take place at another time and place. The second half of the book is a dramatic hour-by-hour countdown through the longest day, from the Omaha Beach landings, powerfully recorded by the renowned photographer Robert Capa, the mass acre of the Gestapo's prisoners at Caen Jail, to Rommel's dash back to the beach es from Germany where he has been taken unaware. Told through the eyes of the men who were there: from veterans?both Allied and German?to the spies, resistanc.…

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Título
D-Day: The Dramatic Story of the World's Greatest Invasion
Autor
Dan Parry
Editorial
BBC Books
Año de publicación
2004
Estado
Good
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0563521163
ISBN 13
9780563521167
Dimensiones
19.1cm x 1.3cm x 24.1cm
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