D-Day 1944 (Modern War Studies)
By Unknown Author.
Description
June 6, 1944: the Allies launch the largest combined aerial and amphibious assault in modern history. Taking the Germans by surprise, they storm the heavily fortified defences at the beachheads along the Normandy coast. The cost in Allied lives is enormous (nearly 10,000 lost at Omaha alone), but the long-awaited Second Front is finally opened, marking the beginning of the end for Hitler's Third Reich. 50 years later, we are still trying to come to grips with the impact of what General Dwight Eisenhower called "this great and noble undertaking". In "D-Day 1944" 20 a...
ISBN(s)
0700606734, 9780700606733
