Invasion! : D-Day & operation overlord in one hundred moments
Addington, Scott2019
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The invasion of Normandy was the most significant victory of the Allies in the Second World War. By 1944, over 2 million troops from over 12 countries were in Britain in preparation for the invasion. These forces consisted primarily of American, British and Canadian troops but also included Australian, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French, Greek, New Zealand, Norwegian, Rhodesian and Polish naval, air or ground support. The operation was codenamed 'Overlord' which saw the largest invasion fleet ever assembled, before or since, landing 156,000 Allied troops on five beach-heads on D-Day 6 June 1944. These forces established a foothold on the shores of Northern France, and broke out into the French interior to begin a headlong advance.
Main title:
Invasion! : D-Day & operation overlord in one hundred moments / Scott Addington.
Author:
Addington, Scott, author
Imprint:
London : Unicorn, 2019.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
ISBN:
9781912690008 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1137983
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