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D-Day: Operation Overlord : From the Landing at Normandy to the Liberation of Paris
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224 pages, Hardcover
First published October 31, 1993
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May 9, 2021
Yet another book on D-Day - what can it add to what's already been written and what's more: in just over 200 pages?
Answer: pictures.
There are numerous terrific books about the preparations, the troops and their commanders, day to day action but most of these books have only a limited number of - mostly well known - b/w photographs.
That's where this one excels: photographs, most of them in color - original notes, maps, documents, the uniforms of the different troops - men and women (anything from bagpipes, nurse's utility bags, medals jump jackets, flight jackets, you name it) - land, sea and air of both sides, the weapons, locations etc.
The text is detailed enough and easy to understand.
This oversized book feels/reads like a guided museum tour. It makes history come alive and makes you want to honor, remember and respect the men and women who took part in the historic operation even more.
Answer: pictures.
There are numerous terrific books about the preparations, the troops and their commanders, day to day action but most of these books have only a limited number of - mostly well known - b/w photographs.
That's where this one excels: photographs, most of them in color - original notes, maps, documents, the uniforms of the different troops - men and women (anything from bagpipes, nurse's utility bags, medals jump jackets, flight jackets, you name it) - land, sea and air of both sides, the weapons, locations etc.
The text is detailed enough and easy to understand.
This oversized book feels/reads like a guided museum tour. It makes history come alive and makes you want to honor, remember and respect the men and women who took part in the historic operation even more.
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