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Author Blades, Brooke S., author

Title The Americans on D-Day and in Normandy : rare photographs from wartime archives / Brooke S. Blades
Published Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (252 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Images of war
Images of war.
Summary The experiences and achievements of the United States land, sea and air forces on 6 June 1944 and the weeks following have been deservedly well chronicled. Omaha Beach saw the fiercest fighting of the whole OVERLORD invasion and the opposition faced in the US sector shocked commanders and men at all levels. The outcome was in the balance and, thanks to the courage and determination shown by the attackers, game-changing failure was narrowly averted. This superb Images of War book examines, using contemporary and modern images and maps, the course of the campaign and its implication for both the American troops and the civilian population of the battlezone. These revealing images, both color and black and white, are enhanced by full captions and the author's thoroughly researched text. The result is a graphic reminder of the liberation of Northern France and the extraordinary sacrifice made by men not just of the United States military but the other Allied nations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 30, 20̀€19)
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy -- Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
Military campaigns
France -- Normandy
United States
Genre/Form illustrated books.
Pictorial works
Illustrated works
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781526743978
1526743973