D-Day in Numbers: The Facts Behind Operation Overlord - Couverture rigide

Field, Jacob F.

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ISBN 10 : 1782432051 ISBN 13 : 9781782432050

Editeur : Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

D-Day, 6 June 1944, the day on which the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy with the intention of reclaiming mainland Europe from German occupation. The significance of the operation has captured the collective imagination to become the defining moment of World War Two and represents the ending to the struggles of the early twentieth century. D-Day in Numbers sets the scene for the largest seaborne invasion of all time. It covers the mammoth preparations for the landings, their savage, awesome scale, and their aftermath in the battle for Normandy, taking in the most poignant events and looking at each through the numbers involved. Each number signifies an important moment within a larger story as they are explained in the context of the surrounding events. And with the vast amount of planning that went into the execution of such an ambitious operation, the numbers involved are staggering, surprising and often inspiring. Discover the numbers that promised to change the balance of power in Europe, and indeed, the world, as Deliverance Day, 1944 got underway.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Jacob F. Field is a historian and writer who was a contributor to 1001 Historic Sites and 1001 Battles. He is the author of One Bloody Thing After Another: The World's Gruesome History, and We Shall Fight on the Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired History, both published by Michael O'Mara Books. He studied for his undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford, and then moved to Newcastle University for his PhD, where he completed a thesis on the Great Fire of London. He then worked as a research associate at the University of Cambridge.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1782432051
• ISBN 13: 9781782432050
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible