D-Day 1944

Book Overview

June 6, 1944: the Allies launch the largest combined aerial and amphibious assault in modern history. Taking the Germans by surprise, they storm the heavily fortified defenses at the beachheads along the Normandy coast. The cost in allied lives is enormous (nearly 10,000 lost at Omaha alone), but the long-awaited Second Front is finally opened, marking the beginning of the end for Hitler's Third Reich.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700606742
• ISBN13: 9780700606740
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"