Bibliograph

Overlord, the D-Day landings, Ken Ford, Steven J. Zaloga

Type

Label

Overlord, the D-Day landings, Ken Ford, Steven J. Zaloga

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-357) and index

Illustrations

mapsplansillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Overlord

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

233939395

Responsibility statement

Ken Ford, Steven J. Zaloga

Sub title

the D-Day landings

Summary

Operation Overlord was the largest amphibious military operation ever launched, with a vast armada transporting over 150,000 Allied soldiers across the Channel. This book looks in detail at the plans and build-up to the operation, and discusses the events of D-Day in each of the key areas of the operation. -- from publisher description

Table Of Contents

Background to D-Day -- Omaha Beach -- Utah Beach and the US Airborne landings -- Sword Beach and the British Airborne landings -- Gold and Juno Beaches -- The Normandy Beaches today

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