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1 online resource |
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Intro -- Decision in Normandy -- Dedication -- Illustrations -- Maps -- Introduction -- PART I: The Great Endeavour -- CHAPTER 1: The Origins of the Second Front -- CHAPTER 2: Second Front, North Africa -- CHAPTER 3: The Birth of Operation Overlord -- CHAPTER 4: The Overlord Commanders -- CHAPTER 5: A Time for Decision -- CHAPTER 6: The Master Plan -- PART II: Invasion -- CHAPTER 7: D-Day: The Invasion of France -- CHAPTER 8: D-Day: The Orne Bridgehead -- CHAPTER 9: The Field of Battle -- CHAPTER 10: Caen: The Search for a Strategy -- CHAPTER 11: Villers-Bocage -- CHAPTER 12: Ends and Means |
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CHAPTER 13: The Air Chiefs -- CHAPTER 14: Epsom: The Battle for the Odon -- CHAPTER 15: The Manpower Dilemma -- CHAPTER 16: The Price of Caution -- CHAPTER 17: Caen: Too Little, Too Late -- CHAPTER 18: D+ 30: Stalemate -- PART III: Breakout -- CHAPTER 19: Planning the Breakthrough: Cobra -- CHAPTER 20: Operation Goodwood -- CHAPTER 21: Into the Cauldron -- CHAPTER 22: The Furore Over Goodwood -- CHAPTER 23: Cobra -- CHAPTER 24: Turning the Corner at Avranches -- CHAPTER 25: The Great Encirclement -- PART IV: Aftermath -- CHAPTER 26: The Falaise Controversy -- CHAPTER 27: The Legacy of Normandy |
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CHAPTER 28: The Normandy Myth -- Epilogue -- Postscript -- Appendix A -- Appendix B Battle Casualties 6 June to 29 August 1944 -- Appendix C Extract from Eisenhower's letter of 23 May, 1946 to Field Marshal Montgomery1 -- Sources -- Acknowledgements -- Connect with Diversion Books |
| Summary |
'The best-researched, best-written account [of the Normandy Campaign] I have ever read.''Drew Middleton, The New York Times Book Review One of the most controversial and dangerous military operations in the history of modern warfare, the battle for Normandy took over two years of planning from each country that made up the Allied forces. Mired to this day in myth and misconception, untangling the web of work that led to D-Day is nearly as daunting as the work that led to the day itself. Drawing from declassified documents, personal interviews, diaries, and more, Carlo D'Este uncovers what really happened in Normandy. From what went right to what went wrong, D'Este takes readers on a journey from the very first moment Prime Minister Churchill considered an invasion through France to the last battles of World War II. Loaded with photos, maps, and first-hand accounts, readers can trace the incredible road to victory and the intricate battles in-between. A comprehensive look into the military strategy surrounding the second World War, Decision in Normandy is an absolute essential for history buffs |
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Print version record |
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Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount, 1887-1976.
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Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount, 1887-1976 fast |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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Military campaigns
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Normandy (France) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092425
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France -- Normandy
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1635762154 |
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9781635762150 |
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