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_aAmbrose, Stephen E. _91877 |
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_aD-Day, June 6, 1944 : _bthe climactic battle of World War II / _cStephen E. Ambrose |
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_aNew York : _bSimon & Schuster, _c1994. |
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_a655 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm. |
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_atext _2rdacontent |
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_aunmediated _2rdamedia |
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_avolume _2rdacarrier |
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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. | |
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_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xCampaigns _zFrance _zNormandy _96790 |
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_aNormandy (France) _xHistory, Military _96791 |
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