The D-Day Atlas
eBook - ePub

The D-Day Atlas

A Graphical Reconstruction of the Normandy Campaign

  1. 144 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The D-Day Atlas

A Graphical Reconstruction of the Normandy Campaign

About this book

An Illustrated Guide to One of the Greatest Events of World War II The Allied landing in German-occupied Normandy on June 6, 1944 was the greatest amphibious operation in military history. In the months that followed, German forces, outnumbered and outgunned, fought one of the most tenacious and skillful defensive campaigns of the entire war. This magnificent graphical reconstruction details the momentous events of the Normandy campaign from its conception through to the destruction of the German 7th and 5th Panzer Armies at Falaise and the Allied liberation of Paris.Included in The D-Day Atlas are:

  • Disposition and movements of military units
  • Plans and objectives of the commanders on both sides
  • Nature of the Normandy terrain
  • Role of Allied air interdiction and long-range naval fire support
  • Movement of reserve units and supplies
  • Activitiesof the French Resistance

Follow troop movements and positions throughout the Normandy campaign to discover how the British, American, and Commonwealth troops reached victory.

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Information

Publisher
Skyhorse
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781510756748

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword – A Recollection
  6. The Author and the Consultant
  7. Key to the Maps
  8. 1 Overlord
  9. 2 Assault from the Air
  10. 3 Walk-Over at Utah, Bloodshed at Omaha
  11. 4 Gold, Juno, Sword: The Struggle for Footholds
  12. 5 Deadlock at Caen
  13. 6 Breakthrough, Break-Out
  14. 7 Falaise: “A Sight that Pierced the Soul”
  15. Appendices
  16. Index
  17. Bibliography and Picture Credits