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092 _a940.54214 AMBROSE 1994
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100 1 _aAmbrose, Stephen E.
_91877
245 1 0 _aD-Day, June 6, 1944 :
_bthe climactic battle of World War II /
_cStephen E. Ambrose
264 1 _aNew York :
_bSimon & Schuster,
_c1994.
300 _a655 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"Appendix A, Veterans as of August 13, 1993": p. 617-632.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 613-616) and index.
505 0 _a1. The defenders -- 2. The attackers -- 3. The commanders -- 4. Where and when? -- 5. Utilizing assets -- 6. Planning and preparing -- 7. Training -- 8. Marshaling and briefing -- 9. Loading -- 10. Decision to go -- 11. Cracking the Atlantic wall : the airborne into Normandy -- 12. "Let's get those bastards" : the airborne night attack -- 13. "The greatest show ever staged" : the air bombardment -- 14. A long, endless column of ships : the naval crossing and bombardment -- 15. "We'll start the war from right here" : the 4th Division at Utah Beach -- 16. "Nous Restons Ici" : the airborne in the Cotentin -- 17. Visitors to hell : the 116th Regiment at Omaha -- 18. Utter chaos reigned : the 16th Regiment at Omaha -- 19. Traffic jam : tanks, artillery, and engineers at Omaha -- 20. "I am a destroyer man" : the Navy at Omaha beach -- 21. "Will you tell me how we did this?" : the 2nd Ranger Battalion on D-Day morning -- 22. Up the bluff at Vierville : the 116th Regiment and 5th Ranger Battalion -- 23. Catastrophe contained : easy red sector, Omaha Beach -- 24. Struggle for the high ground : Vierville, St.-Laurent, and Coleville -- 25. "It was just fantastic" : afternoon on Omaha Beach -- 26. The world holds its breath : D-Day on the home fronts -- 27. "Fairly stuffed with gadgets" : the British opening moves -- 28. "Everything was well ordered" : the 50th Division at Gold Beach -- 29. Payback : the Canadians at Juno Beach -- 30. "An unforgettable sight" : the British at Sword Beach -- 31. "My God, we've done it" : the British Airborne on D-Day -- 32. "When can their glory fade?" : the end of the day -- Glossary.
526 0 _aAccelerated Reader AR
_bUG
_c8.7
_d42
_z54433.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xCampaigns
_zFrance
_zNormandy
_96790
651 0 _aNormandy (France)
_xHistory, Military
_96791
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK