D-Day: Minute by Minute

D-Day: Minute by Minute
ISBN-10
1476772940
ISBN-13
9781476772943
Series
D-Day
Category
History
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2014-05-27
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
Jonathan Mayo

Description

A chronological account of D-Day is told through the experiences of people who directly experienced its events, from a French baker who led British paratroopers to a German hiding spot to a telegram boy who delivered a "death message" on the fateful day. By the author of The JFK Assassination.

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