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With a foreword by Major Richard Winters, Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne, and published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings, this book brings together the perspectives and opinions of some of the most respected military historians working today. More than a dozen leading historians from either side of the Atlantic have collaborated to produce a unique and incisive examination of the momentous events that surrounded June 6, 1944. Operation Overlord saw some of the Allies' greatest military strategists, Eisenhower and Montgomery, pit their wits against Hitler in a bold bid to liberate continental Europe. Each chapter of this new book focuses on a different aspect the D-Day landings, from the build-up to the attack to the experiences of the troops on the ground.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-139781841767796
eBay Product ID (ePID)96711005
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameThe D-Day Companion
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2004
TypeTextbook
AuthorJane Penrose
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height255 mm
Item Weight1293 g
Additional Product Features
EditorJane Penrose
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Series TitleSpecial Editions (Military) S.