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.
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Operation Overlord. World War, --Campaigns--France--Normandy.--1939-1945