IT WAS THE GREATEST INVASION of all time. Early on the morning of June 6, 1944, thousands of Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy and launched a massive assault on Nazi-occupied France. In sixteen harrowing hours, these heroic men succeeded in breaching the Third Reich's seemingly impregnable defenses, leading the way to the liberation of Europe.
As the sixtieth anniversary of D-Day approaches, those who took part in that epic invasion are rapidly dwindling in number. Now their gripping eyewitness accounts — many previously unpublished — are woven into an authoritative new look at that unforgettable “longest day" by distinguished military historian Dan van der Vat. D-DAY: The Greatest Invasion — A People's History captures and preserves for a new generation all the human drama and heroism that marked June 6, 1944. Richly illustrated with hundreds of historical photographs — many from private photo albums — as well as with personal artifacts, dramatic paintings by the many war artists on the scene and modern color photographs, this is the definitive history of one of the most important dates of the twentieth century.
D–DAY: THE GREATEST INVASION — A PEOPLE'S HISTORY
• History / Military history
• November 2003
• $40.00 (U.S.)
• 10" x 10" hardcover
• 176 pages
• Color and b&w photographs, illustrations and maps throughout
• ISBN 1-58234-314-4
• History / Military history
• May 2004
• £20 (UK)
• 253x253mm
• 176 pp
• Color and b&w photographs, illustrations and maps throughout
• ISBN 074756535X
D-Day: The Greatest Invasion – A People's History by Dan van der Vat
Copyright 2003 A BLOOMSBURY / MADISON PRESS BOOK
Website designed and developed by PageWave Graphics Inc.
