D-Day: The First 72 Hours

By William F. Buckingham

The Allied invasion of occupied France began with the delivery of three airborne and six infantry divisions onto a 60-mile stretch of the Normandy coast. Accomplishing this involved over 1,200 transport aircraft, 450 gliders, 325 assorted warships and over 4,000 landing vessels. Operation Overlord, as the invasion was code-named, remains the largest amphibious invasion in history. This books tells the story hour-by-hour as it unfurled on the beaches, as experienced by the Allied troops. D-Day: The First 72 Hours covers the initial attacks made by airborne and special forces until the point where all the beachheads were secured.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803996927
• ISBN13: 9781803996929
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 320 Pages