Hastings, Max
Overlord D-Day and the battle for Normandy Max Hastings. - New York : Simon and Schuster, c1984. - 368 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Maps on lining papers. Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [350]-353.
"Much the greatest thing we have ever attempted" --
Preparations: commanders; airmen; invaders; defenders --
The the far shore: the overture; the American beaches; the British beaches; Inland --
The British before Caen: closing the lines; Villers-Bocage; EPSOM --
The Americans before Cherbourg: the bocage; the battle for Cherbourg --
The German army: stemming the tide: Soldiers; weapons --
The battlefield: from the beachhead to the front; casualties --
Crisis of confidence: the fall of Caen; Goodwood --
The breakout: Cobra; the limits of air power --
The open flank --
The road to Falaise --
The gap.
Describes the military effort by which the Allies regained the continent of Europe in World War II.
0671460293
83020439
Operation Overlord.
World War, --Campaigns--France--Normandy.--1939-1945
Normandy (France)--History.
940.5421 Has / 15
940.5421 Has
Overlord D-Day and the battle for Normandy Max Hastings. - New York : Simon and Schuster, c1984. - 368 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Maps on lining papers. Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [350]-353.
"Much the greatest thing we have ever attempted" --
Preparations: commanders; airmen; invaders; defenders --
The the far shore: the overture; the American beaches; the British beaches; Inland --
The British before Caen: closing the lines; Villers-Bocage; EPSOM --
The Americans before Cherbourg: the bocage; the battle for Cherbourg --
The German army: stemming the tide: Soldiers; weapons --
The battlefield: from the beachhead to the front; casualties --
Crisis of confidence: the fall of Caen; Goodwood --
The breakout: Cobra; the limits of air power --
The open flank --
The road to Falaise --
The gap.
Describes the military effort by which the Allies regained the continent of Europe in World War II.
0671460293
83020439
Operation Overlord.
World War, --Campaigns--France--Normandy.--1939-1945
Normandy (France)--History.
940.5421 Has / 15
940.5421 Has