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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6 June 1944 is one of the most memorable dates of the Second World War. It marked the beginning of the end of the conflict as Allied forces invaded Normandy & fought their way into Nazi-occupied Europe. Operation Overlord, as the invasion was codenamed, was an incredible feat that proved to be a turning point which would eventually result in the defeat of Nazi Germany. Around 150, 000 soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy on the first day in the largest amphibious operation in history, & within a month more than 1 million men had been put ashore. As memory becomes history, first-hand accounts of this incredible moment become more & more precious. In D-Day Diary, historian Carol Harris collects together remarkable tales of bravery, survival & sacrifice from what was one of the war`s most dramatic & pivotal episodes. ...

Published in partnership with the National Archives, D-Day Documents is a commemorative collection of previously unpublished documents marking the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings.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. ...

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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D-Day Historical Map: The Battle of Normandy, 6th June 1944 from the Bayeux-based Orep Editions presenting the structure of the attacking Allied forces & the disposition of the occupying German troops, plus insets showing the development of the attack &, on then reverse, a contemporary photo of the invading ships. On one side, the main map shows the coast of Normandy with the five landing beaches, Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno & Sword, with the placements of the German troops &, on the sea boxes indicating the command structure of the Allied forces. Additional smaller maps present: southern England with locations of various assault formations & the positions of the German units between Calais & Rennes; the progress of the attaching Allied forces between 6th June & 23rd August; plus an enlargement for the battle of the Falaise Pocket. Additional text charts the progress of the first eight hours of D-Day. Map legends & all the text are bilingual in French & English. The whole of the reverse side is taken by an impressive contemporary black & white photo taken from one of the beaches, with the already disembarked troop carriers in the foreground, the huge artificial floating harbours in the middle, & in the background smaller ships & above them air support planes. ...

` Compellingly authentic, revelatory & beautifully written. A gripping tour de force` Damien Lewis Almost seventy-five years ...

Follow the D-Day landings through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary & dramatic photographs. This is a unique insight into the D-Day landings 70 years on. Over 90 maps demonstrate how the D-Day landings unfolded, along with detailed descriptions of what happened on that momentous day. The Allied landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944 were the greatest amphibious assault in history, requiring almost two years of meticulous planning & the largest co-ordinated mapping effort the world has ever seen. Key maps include: * Top-secret maps of Normandy with overprints showing the beach defences. * Plans of the Allied deception schemes. * Detailed maps of all five landing beaches, including OMAHA & UTAH. * Chart of the armada`s route across the English Channel. * Maps showing the Allied Forces` movements as they pushed across France towards Berlin & VE Day. This collection of incredible maps uncover the events that led up to D-Day, the planning for the assault & the progress of the liberating forces afterwards. Dramatic photographs help to illustrate the key historical events that took place during Operation Overlord. ...

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