Normandy '44 : D-Day and the battle for France : a new history /
by Holland, James [author.].
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BookPublisher: London : Bantam Press, 2019Description: lx, 649 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781787631274 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 940.5421 HOLSubject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and DefenceSummary: Renowned World War Two historian James Holland presents an entirely new perspective on one of the most important moments in recent history. Unflinchingly examining the brutality and violence that characterised the campaign, it's time to draw some radically different conclusions. D-Day and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed have come to be seen as a defining episode in the Second World War. In this re-examined history, James Holland presents a broader overview, one that challenges much of what we think we know about D-Day and the Normandy campaign.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Renowned World War Two historian James Holland presents an entirely new perspective on one of the most important moments in recent history. Unflinchingly examining the brutality and violence that characterised the campaign, it's time to draw some radically different conclusions. D-Day and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed have come to be seen as a defining episode in the Second World War. In this re-examined history, James Holland presents a broader overview, one that challenges much of what we think we know about D-Day and the Normandy campaign.
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