This fully illustrated book celebrates the 70th anniversary of the landings of Normandy and the victorious push into the heart of Nazi Germany, culminating in the fall of Berlin.
was able to number them all with certainty in the days before DDay. The Allies had thoroughly penetrated the German Enigma codes and the Overlord planners had benefited from a steady stream of reliable intelligence gleaned from their ...
Levine stresses a truly integrated approach that combines both strategy and tactics and covers the land, sea, and air efforts of both Allies and Axis.
This is WWII history, as it happened. All the horror and excitement of eleven months that changed the world.
A compelling and unique collection of photographs with complementary text.
Manager, Product control, PepsiCola Co., Bay Shore, N. Y. Johnson, Briard Poland, Lt. Col. [2nd Armored Div.] Maj. Gen., U.S. Army, Fort Monroe, Va. Johnson, Clarence J., Capt. [30th Inf. Div.] Maj., U.S.A.R.; Public school teacher ...
Includes unseen images of Allied and German troops, senior generals, civilians, weaponry and the devastation of war. With a masterly text and explanatory captions by World War II historian Mark Barnes.
The companion volume to the groundbreaking TV series, this book tells the story of the physical, emotional and psychological journey of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Normandy to the ruins of Berlin.
It was late in the evening and the situation was confused, but Private Renner had his orders. “I pointed my M1 rifle into the driver's general direction and ordered him to shut off the damned engine.” For reasons I was unable to ...
A verse drama to commemorate the 50th anniversary of VE-Day.
Crémieux-Brilhac, Français de l'an 40, 1:150. 2. Desgranges, Journal, p. 318. 3. Bois, Truth, p. 98. 4. Zay, Carnets secrets, p. 84. 5. Daridan, Chemin, p. 148. 6. Rossi-Landi, Drôle de guerre, p. 30, n. 10. 7.