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Author:

Sheehan, Sean, 1951-

Title:

D-Day, June 6, 1944 / Sean Sheehan.

Publisher:

Raintree Steck-Vaughn,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

47 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Normandy.--Normandy.
Operation Overlord.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Normandy.--Normandy.
Normandy (France)--History, Military.
Normandy (France)--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

Contents:

June 6, 1944; the day dawns -- Nazi Europe -- Second front now -- Battles at the conference table -- Friendly invasion -- Keeping a secret -- "OK, Let's go!" -- June 6, 1944; D-Day begins -- June 6, 1944; Omaha and Utah -- June 6, 1944; Sword, Gold, and Juno -- June 6, 1944; the German response -- First few days -- Breaking out -- Victory in sight -- Liberation -- Cold War emerges -- After the war -- Legacy -- Close call.

Summary:

Describes the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, with an overview of events leading to that invasion as well as a description of its momentous effects on the war.

Series:

Days that shook the world

ISBN:

9780739852323
0739852329

OCLC:

(OCoLC)49513086

LCCN:

2002024843

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)