Imray’s series of charts of the coastal waters of the Caribbean are comprehensive & easy-to-use sailing charts published on rip-proof, waterproof paper- ideal to be used on small tables or in cockpits. They show detailed coastline & depth information, & are constantly corrected to reflect latest information. Designed primarily for yachtsmen, they are comprehensive without being unnecessarily cluttered. This chart is a low-scale passage chart of the southern Carribean Sea & Venezuelan coast, from Curacao to Trinidad. Each chart contains insets showing local harbours annotated with symbols indicating what facilities can be found there (marinas, mooring & berth facilities, fuel, water, chandlers, etc.). Charts are fully updated to the latest printing date, & often include further corrections on a separate sheet. Subsequent corrections can be found on the Imray website. On this chart, depths are shown in fathoms & feet, with different sea colouring indicating areas with depths below one, between one & five, & over five fathoms. Positions referring to WGS84 Datum, such as most GPS readings, can be plotted directly onto this chart. Base cartography uses contours, several levels of colour shading, & spot measurements to indicate depth relative to Lowest Astronomical Tide, including distinct colour highlighting for tidally-covered l&. A large number of hatchings & markings are used to indicate coast types, salt flats, marshl&, reefs, etc. Compliant IALA ‘ System Region B’ buoys are clearly marked, & indications of other navigational aides such as light floats are given where possible. Lighthouses are clearly marked with arcs of visibility. A complex & comprehensive system of symbols is used to indicate all types of submerged obstructions, including wrecks, rocks, pipelines & cables, with depths where known. Flood tides, eddies races, ebb tide streams & other current information is given. A wide range of symbols indicate onshore features, anchorages, harbour details & other points of note. Danger areas, restricted areas & traffic zones are all shown. ...

This beautifully illustrated anthology contains stories of many donkeys
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On the basis of 1, 400 oral histories from the men who were there, bestselling author & World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose reveals for the first time anywhere that the intricate plan for the invasion of France in June 1944 had to be abandoned before the first shot was fired. The true story of D-Day, as Ambrose relates it, is about the citizen soldiers
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- taking the initiative to act on their own to break through Hitler`s Atlantic Wall when they realised that nothing was as they had been told it would be. D-DAY is the brilliant, no holds barred, telling of the battles of Omaha & Utah beaches. Ambrose relives the epic victory of democracy on the most important day of the twentieth century.

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Antony Beevor's D-Day: D-Day & the Battle for Normandy is the closest you will ever get to war
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D-Day & the Battle for Normandy Traveller`s Guide from the Massachusetts-based publishers Interlink Books, grouping the region into seven sightseeing routes. Each route is presented as a detailed description of the fighting in 1944, with particular stress placed on the contemporary eyewitness accounts. The seven routes cover: the Pegasus Bridge, the ‘ All-Americans’ & the ‘ Screaming Eagles’ landings, Utah Brach to Cherbourg, Omaha Beach to Caen, Sword Beach to Caen, Gold Beach to Bluecoat, plus June Beach to Falaise. The guide

Includes:: many “ Eyewitness” panels with soldiers’ comments & is illustrated with contemporary photos. The introductory section provides contact details for local D-Day related museums & tourist offices.

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Published in partnership with the National Archives, D-Day Documents is a commemorative collection of previously unpublished documents marking the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings. This unprecedented book contains not only 21st Army Group intelligence reports on ` Omaha` Beach, RAF Photographic Reconnaissance prints & the ship`s log of HMS Warspite but various other important official documents covering different aspects of Operations Neptune & Overlord. Crucially, this single volume brings together for the first time the war diary entries of all Anglo-Canadian `spear-head` units & regiments who landed in France on 6 June 1944. A unique publication, which celebrates one of the most momentous days in modern military history, D-Day Documents will fascinate anyone with an interest in the Second World War, as well as offering an invaluable primary source for military historians. ...

The Allied landings in France on 6 June 1944 were a turning point in world history. This book is a compilation of 200 images relating to all aspects of D-Day & the Normandy landings, beginning with the years of planning & preparations, all conducted in great secrecy. Next the focus is on the naval & air force operations, the airborne landings, & the British, American & Canadian forces who came ashore on 6 June. The book also covers the months of hard fighting during the Battle of Normandy, & through to the end of the war. Using the extensive archives of the Portsmouth D-Day Museum, this is a moving & unique record of a momentous time. Andrew Whitmarsh is military history officer for Portsmouth Museums & Records Service, a role which

Includes:: the curatorship of the D-Day Museum & Overlord Embroidery. The D-Day Museum opened in 1984 & is the United Kingdom`s only museum with the sole purpose of telling the story of D-Day. He has been its curator since 2001. He has written a variety of popular & academic articles on military history, as well as D-Day in Photographs & Portsmouth at War for The History Press.

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D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on 6 June 1944. The subsequent battle of Normandy involved over a million men, & helped seal the fate of The Third Reich. This is a graphic account of the planning & execution of Operation Overlord, as well as the campaign that effectively destroyed the German forces in France, opening the way for the Allied advance. Filled with information on key personnel, weapons & military units, this fascinating book is enhanced through the inclusion of more than 35 facsimile documents. ...

The invasion has begun. In this gripping book, Jonathan Mayo gives a blow by blow account of the events of D-Day, revealing what happened to the people swept up in this crucial moment in history. From soldiers, French villagers & journalists, to schoolchildren & nurses, thousands were placed in extraordinary situations when the Allies landed in Normandy. This is their story. ...

This is reissued, with a new foreword, for the 70th Anniversary. Antony Beevor`s D-Day: The Battle for Normandy is the closest you will ever get to war
- the taste, the smell, the noise & the fear. The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. What followed them was some of the most cunning & ferocious fighting of the war, at times as savage as anything seen on the Eastern Front. As casualties mounted, so too did the tensions between the principal commanders on both sides. Meanwhile, French civilians caught in the middle of these battlefields or under Allied bombing endured terrible suffering. Even the joys of Liberation had their darker side. ” Antony Beevor`s gripping narrative conveys the true experience of war. As near as possible to experiencing what it was like to be there... It is almost impossible for a reader not to get caught up in the excitement”. (Giles Foden, Guardian). ” No writer can surpass Beevor in making sense of a crowded battlefield & in balancing the explanation of tactical manoeuvres with poignant flashes of human detail”. (Christopher Silvester, Daily Express). Antony Beevor is the renowned author of Stalingrad, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Wolfson Prize for History & the Hawthornden Prize for Literature, & Berlin, which received the first Longman-History Today Trustees` Award. His books have sold nearly four million copies.
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