D-Day Illustrated Edition
Title | D-Day Illustrated Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen E. Ambrose |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 828 |
Release | 2014-06-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1471136671 |
On the basis of 1,400 oral histories from the men who were there, bestselling author and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose reveals for the first time anywhere that the intricate plan for the invasion of France in June 1944 had to be abandoned before the first shot was fired. The true story of D-Day, as Ambrose relates it, is about the citizen soldiers - junior officers and enlisted men - taking the initiative to act on their own to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall when they realised that nothing was as they had been told it would be. D-DAY is the brilliant, no holds barred, telling of the battles of Omaha and Utah beaches. Ambrose relives the epic victory of democracy on the most important day of the twentieth century.
D-Day
Title | D-Day PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Mayo |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2014-05-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1476772940 |
"Trade paperback edition" statement appears in the hardcover edition.
D-Day
Title | D-Day PDF eBook |
Author | Rick Atkinson |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2014-05-06 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1627791116 |
Presents a young reader's adaptation of "The Guns at Last Light," tracing the Battle of Normandy and the Allied liberation of Western Europe through the end of World War II.
The Americans on D-Day
Title | The Americans on D-Day PDF eBook |
Author | Martin K. A. Morgan |
Publisher | Quarto Publishing Group USA |
Pages | 245 |
Release | 2014-05-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1627881549 |
Experience the Normandy invasion through some of D-Day’s most incredible photographs: “A rare contribution to our understanding of that historic event.” —Barrett Tillman, author of Brassey’s D-Day Encyclopedia Although it took a multinational coalition to conduct World War II’s amphibious D-Day landings, the US military made a major contribution to the operation that created mighty American legends and unforgettable heroes. In The Americans on D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion, WWII historian Martin K. A. Morgan presents 450 of the most compelling and dramatic photographs captured in northern France during the first day and week of its liberation. With eight chapters of place-setting author introductions, riveting period imagery, and highly detailed explanatory captions, Morgan offers anyone interested in D-Day a fresh look at a campaign that was fought many decades ago and yet remains the object of unwavering interest to this day. While some of these images are familiar, they have been treated anonymously for far too long and haven’t been placed within the proper context of time or place. Many others have never been published before. Together, these photographs reveal minute details about weapons, uniforms, and equipment, while simultaneously narrating an intimate human story of triumph, tragedy, and sacrifice. From Omaha Beach to Utah, from Sainte-Mère-Église to Pointe du Hoc, The Americans on D-Day is a striking visual record of the epic air, sea, and land battle that was the Normandy invasion.
D-Day: The World War II Invasion That Changed History
Title | D-Day: The World War II Invasion That Changed History PDF eBook |
Author | Deborah Hopkinson |
Publisher | Scholastic UK |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 2019-01-03 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1407195298 |
An authentic account of one of the most pivotal battles of World War Two. The World War Two invasion known as D-Day was one of the largest military endeavours in history. It involved years of planning, total secrecy and not only soldiers but also sailors, paratroopers and many specialists. Acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the contributions of key players in D-Day in a masterful tapestry of official documents, personal narratives and archival photos to provide an action-packed and authentic account.
D-Day Illustrated Edition
Title | D-Day Illustrated Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen E. Ambrose |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 768 |
Release | 2014-05-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1476765863 |
Updated with more than 120 photographs, a visual edition of Ambrose's definitive account of D-Day traces the epic stories of the soldiers and junior officers who fought and defeated Hitler's armies.
What Was D-Day?
Title | What Was D-Day? PDF eBook |
Author | Patricia Brennan Demuth |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 114 |
Release | 2015-04-21 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0698198972 |
In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, an armada of 7,000 ships carrying 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Up until then the Allied forces had suffered serious defeats, yet D -Day, as the invasion was called, spelled the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany and the Third Reich. Readers will dive into the heart of the action and discover how it was planned and carried out and how it overwhelmed the Germans who had been tricked into thinking the attack would take place elsewhere. D-Day was a major turning point in World War II and hailed as one of the greatest military attacks of all time.