Sand & steel, the D-Day invasion and the liberation of France, Peter Caddick-Adams
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Sand & steel, the D-Day invasion and the liberation of France, Peter Caddick-Adams
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 987-998) and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Sand & steel
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1050132200
Responsibility statement
Peter Caddick-Adams
Sub title
the D-Day invasion and the liberation of France
Summary
"Sand and Steel gives us D-Day, arguably the greatest and most consequential military operation of modern times, beginning with the years of painstaking and costly preparation, through to the pitched battles fought along France's northern coast, from Omaha Beach to the Falaise and the push east to Strasbourg. In addition to covering the build-up to the invasion, including the elaborate and lavish campaigns to deceive Germans as to where and when the invasion would take place, Peter Caddick-Adams gives a full and detailed account of the German preparations, but the heart of the book is Caddick-Adams' narratives of the five beaches where the terrible drama played out--Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword, and the attempt by American, British, and Canadian soldiers to gain a foothold in Europe"--, Provided by publisher
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Sand and steel
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- France + Normandy
- 1939-1945
- World War (1939-1945)
- France
- Normandy (France) -- History, Military
- Military campaigns
- HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- Military history
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- France -- Normandy
- Operation Overlord
- HISTORY / Military / World War II
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- France
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- France + Normandy
- 1939-1945
- World War (1939-1945)
- France
- Normandy (France) -- History, Military
- Military campaigns
- HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- Military history
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- France -- Normandy
- Operation Overlord
- HISTORY / Military / World War II
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- France
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