Each mini-guide allows the reader to get to know more about a region's history, linking historical events with places of interest and sites of note, as well as providing an unprecedented visual feast of contemporary photographs, uniforms, badges and equipment - all in full color. Practical information is included in each mini-guide and itineraries are suggested for those wishing to visit battlefields, monuments, memorials and museums. In the first few days of June 1944, the Allies prepared to launch one of the most decisive operations of the Second World War: a massive assault on the Normandy coastline. It was a risky enterprise, seeking, as it did, to deliver a mortal blow to German forces in the west whilst the Red Army eliminated those in the east. It was a crucial moment for the Anglo-Saxon allies. Defeat could spell disaster for the alliance and, just when morale was at its lowest ebb in Britain, would have had incalculable repercussions. Hitler too was well aware of the risks. For him the assault was to be decisive, his victory or his defeat in Normandy would decide the outcome of the war. It was therefore crucial for the Wehrmacht to beat the Allies within the first 24 hours.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. "The longest day" sounds usually as the beginning of the end for Adolf Hitler's troops. But the whole operation was somewhat a gamble and, on the evening of June 6th 1944, the margin was still narrow. With this small book, first in a series devoted to the campaign of Normandy, follow the actions of the paratroopers, commandos and soldiers which landed on D-Day. Illustrated with a wide selection of wartime photographs, while full colour is brought on every page by maps of the battlefields, pieces of uniforms and insignia, wartime posters and a variety of military historical artefacts. The Normandy Mini-Guides (to your left) are published by Histoire & Collections and available exclusively from Casemate. In the Fall of this year, Casemate will also begin publishing into the series. Together with three more Mini-Guides on Soldiers in Normandy from Histoire & Collections, Casemate will be publishing four guides to famous US battlefield sites Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9782915239362
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. "The longest day" sounds usually as the beginning of the end for Adolf Hitler's troops. But the whole operation was somewhat a gamble and, on the evening of June 6th 1944, the margin was still narrow. With this small book, first in a series devoted to the campaign of Normandy, follow the actions of the paratroopers, commandos and soldiers which landed on D-Day. Illustrated with a wide selection of wartime photographs, while full colour is brought on every page by maps of the battlefields, pieces of uniforms and insignia, wartime posters and a variety of military historical artefacts. The Normandy Mini-Guides (to your left) are published by Histoire & Collections and available exclusively from Casemate. In the Fall of this year, Casemate will also begin publishing into the series. Together with three more Mini-Guides on Soldiers in Normandy from Histoire & Collections, Casemate will be publishing four guides to famous US battlefield sites Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9782915239362
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