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On June 6, 1944, American and British troops staged the greatest amphibious landing in history to begin Operation Overlord, the battle to liberate Europe from the scourge of the Third Reich. With gut-wrenching realism and immediacy, Hastings reveals the terrible human cost that this battle... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Rommel: Add a description of this character.
- Bradley
- Hitler
- Dempsey
- Quesada
- Von Kluge
- Patton
- Eisenhower
- Richardson
- Cota
- Montgomery
- Churchill
- Schaaf
- Tedder
- Rundstedt
- Meyer
- Haislip
- Collins
- Wittman
- Langangke
- Roberts
- Marcks
- O'connor
- Caen
- Sherman
- Simonds
- Crerar
- Williams
- Jodi
- Coningham
- Norman
- Speidel
- Gerow
- Cromwells
- Stokes
- Bucknall
- Reis
- Bayerlein
- Gavin
- Kortenhaus
- Hodges
- Brooke
- Spaatz
- Andrew Wilson
- Walsh
- Cranley
- Wood
- Marshall
Setting & Locations edit
- France
- Germany
- North-west Europe
- Omaha
- Britain
- England
- Cherbourg
- Argentan
- America
- Brittany
- Mortain
- Italy
- Washington
- Utah
- Channel
- Paris
- Pas De Calais
- Russia
- Sicily
- London
- Caumont
- Ultra
- Falaise
- Berlin
- North Africa
- Dunkirk
- Avranches
- United States
- Chambois
- Shaef
- Atlantic Wall
- New York
- Pacific
- Hermanville
- Cristot
- U.s. Army
- Alencon
- St Lo
First Sentence edit
Not the least remarkable aspect of the Second World War was the manner in which the United States, which might have been expected to regard the campaign in Europe as a diversion from the struggle against her principal aggressor, Japan, was persuaded to commit her chief strength in the west.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Max Hastings (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 940.5421421
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