Book, Antony Beevor, D-Day : the battle for Normandy, 2009

Physical description

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.592.

Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

Even Stalin was awed by D-Day. 'In the whole history of war, ' he wrote to Churchill, 'there has never been such an undertaking.' Those who took part in the great cross-Channel invasion, whether soldier, sailor or airman, would never forget the sight. It was by far the largest invasion fleet ever known.

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