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Neptune : the Allied invasion of Europe and the D-Day landings /

"On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along 50 miles of French coastline to battle German forces on the beaches of Normandy. D-Day, as it would come to be known, would eventually lead to the liberation of Western Europe, and was a critical step in the road to victory in World War II. Y...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Symonds, Craig L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Germany first
  • Arcadia
  • "We've got to go to Europe and fight"
  • The Mediterranean tar baby
  • Casablanca to COSSAC
  • Brits and Yanks
  • "Some God-dammed things called LSTs"
  • SHAEF and ANCXF
  • Duck, fox, beaver, tiger
  • "A hum throughout the country"
  • D-Day : the invasion
  • D-Day : the beaches
  • D-Day : the crisis
  • "The shoreline was just a shambles"
  • "A field of ruins."