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Sand & steel, the D-Day invasion and the liberation of France, Peter Caddick-Adams

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Sand & steel, the D-Day invasion and the liberation of France, Peter Caddick-Adams

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 987-998) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sand & steel

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1050132200

Responsibility statement

Peter Caddick-Adams

Sub title

the D-Day invasion and the liberation of France

Summary

"Sand and Steel gives us D-Day, arguably the greatest and most consequential military operation of modern times, beginning with the years of painstaking and costly preparation, through to the pitched battles fought along France's northern coast, from Omaha Beach to the Falaise and the push east to Strasbourg. In addition to covering the build-up to the invasion, including the elaborate and lavish campaigns to deceive Germans as to where and when the invasion would take place, Peter Caddick-Adams gives a full and detailed account of the German preparations, but the heart of the book is Caddick-Adams' narratives of the five beaches where the terrible drama played out--Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword, and the attempt by American, British, and Canadian soldiers to gain a foothold in Europe"--, Provided by publisher

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Sand and steel

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