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The definitive account of the Normandy invasion by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945 From critically acclaimed world historian, Antony Beevor, this is the first major account in more than twenty years to cover the whole invasion from June 6, 1944, right up... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler: The notorious Nazi general. If you don't know him this book might not be to your level.
- Bradley: Add a description of this character.
- Eisenhower: The Supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe. He organized a lot of Normandy and the plan
- Rommel: The German general who helped Hitler with the Blitzerg. His army when it invaded France, was the fasted ever. He drove the British army out of Libya but soon he was defeated in one of the most important battles of the war: El Alamein. Rommel actually opposed Hitler secretly but wanted to fight for the German army. He then was sent to France by Hitler just in case of an Allied advance. Which happened. What happened next? The books tells you all about it.
- Patton
- Kluge
- Leclerc
- Choltitz
- Gerow
- Dempsey
- Churchill
- De Gaulle
- Rundstedt
- Meindl
- Gerhardt
- Speidel
- Montgomery
- Roosevelt
- Cota
- Hausser
- Geyr
- Arnim
- Simonds
- Haislip
- Caen
- Falaise
- Koenig
- Remer
- Meyer
- Goodwood
- Bayerlein
- Stauffenberg
- Marcks
- Wittmann
- Stagg
- Erskine
- Stalin
- Goebbels
- Cromwell
- Coningham
- Gersdorff
- Beck
- Lovat
- Jodi
- Roberts
- Marseillaise
- Weintrob
- Chambois
Setting & Locations edit
- Paris
- France
- Normandy
- Omaha
- Mortain
- Germany
- Cherbourg
- Avranches
- Brittany
- England
- London
- Utah
- Bayeux
- Carentan
- Berlin
- Argentan
- Brest
- Europe
- Britain
- Ultra
- North Africa
- Channel
- Lisieux
- East Prussia
- Berchtesgaden
- Italy
- Atlantic Wall
- Chartres
- Isigny
- Portsmouth
- Alencon
- Rennes
- Caumont
- Carpiquet
- Cagny
- Benouville
- Dunkirk
- Soviet Union
- Troarn
- United States
- Algiers
- Montebourg
- Villedieu
- Saint-germain-en-laye
- Dieppe
- River Orne
- Coutances
Authors & Contributors edit
- Antony Beevor (Author)
Awards edit
- Amazon.com's Best Books (2009: Editors' Picks, #90)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 940.5421421
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