D-Day: The First 72 Hours

D-Day: The First 72 Hours
ISBN-10
0752496417
ISBN-13
9780752496412
Series
D-Day
Category
History
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2004-05-01
Publisher
The History Press
Author
William F Buckingham

Description

The Allied invasion of occupied France began with the delivery of three airborne and six infantry divisions onto a 60-mile stretch of the Normandy coast. Accomplishing this involved over 1,200 transport aircraft, 450 gliders, 325 assorted warships and over 4,000 landing vessels. Operation Overlord, as the invasion was code-named, remains the largest amphibious invasion in history. This books tells the story hour-by-hour as it unfurled on the beaches, as experienced by the Allied troops. D-Day: The First 72 Hours covers the initial attacks made by airborne and special forces until the point where all the beachheads were secured.

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