D-day and the battle for Normandy /

D-day and the battle for Normandy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Windrow, Martin.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, c2001.
Description:	128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Soldier's story Soldier's story.
Subject:	World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy. Military campaigns. Normandy (France) -- History. France -- Normandy. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4532060

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ISBN:	1574882686 9781574882681
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 126).

Table of Contents:

Getting ready
Getting there by air
US airborne
British & Canadian airborne
Getting there by sea
The crossing
The American beaches
The British & Canadian beaches
Staying there
The Battle of the Bocage
Front line rations
The enemy
The American front
Air support
Tanks in the Bocage
Civilians
The British front
Casualties
Letters home.