Normandy '44 : D-Day and the epic 77-day battle for France, a new history
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Author
Published
New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
ISBN
9780802129420, 0802129420
Physical Desc
lx, 649 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly, 2019.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780802129420, 0802129420
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 597-623) and index.
Description
"D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the seventy-six days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Allied landing, have become the defining episode of World War II in the west--the object of books, films, television series, and documentaries. Yet as familiar as it is, as James Holland makes clear in his definitive history, many parts of the OVERLORD campaign, as it was known, are still shrouded in myth and assumed knowledge. Drawing freshly on widespread archives and on the testimonies of eye-witnesses, Holland relates the extraordinary planning that made Allied victory in France possible; indeed, the story of how hundreds of thousands of men, and mountains of material, were transported across the English Channel, is as dramatic a human achievement as any battlefield exploit. The brutal landings on the five beaches and subsequent battles across the plains and through the lanes and hedgerows of Normandy--a campaign that, in terms of daily casualties, was worse than any in World War I--come vividly to life in conferences where the strategic decisions of Eisenhower, Rommel, Montgomery, and other commanders were made, and through the memories of paratrooper Lieutenant Dick Winters of Easy Company, British corporal and tanker Reg Spittles, Thunderbolt pilot Archie Maltbie, German ordnance officer Hans Heinze, French resistance leader Robert Leblanc, and many others. For both sides, the challenges were enormous. The Allies confronted a disciplined German army stretched to its limit, which nonetheless caused tactics to be adjusted on the fly. Ultimately ingenuity, determination, and immense material strength--delivered with operational brilliance--made the difference. A stirring narrative by a pre-eminent historian, Normandy '44 offers important new perspective on one of history's most dramatic military engagements and is an invaluable addition to the literature of war."--Amazon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Holland, J. (2019). Normandy '44: D-Day and the epic 77-day battle for France, a new history (First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.). Atlantic Monthly.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holland, James, 1970-. 2019. Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-day Battle for France, a New History. Atlantic Monthly.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holland, James, 1970-. Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-day Battle for France, a New History Atlantic Monthly, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Holland, James. Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-day Battle for France, a New History First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition., Atlantic Monthly, 2019.
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