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Countdown to D-day : the German perspective / Peter Margaritis

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Casemate, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: xxxiv, 607 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781612007694
Other title:
  • Countdown to D-day : the German high command in occupied France, 1944 [Cover title]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • D757 .M374 2019
Contents:
Foreword -- Prelude: 1943 -- Part I: Der Atlantikwall. 1 December 1943 -- 2 January 1944 -- 3 February 1944 -- 4 March 1944 -- Plate section1 -- Part II: Les Sanglots Longs. 1 Spring -- 2 April 1944 -- 3 May 1944 -- Plate Section 2 -- 4 June 1944 -- Epilogue
Summary: "If the Germans knew the Allies were going to invade, why were defenses in Normandy so unevenly prepared on June 6, 1944? Countdown to D-Day offers a unique perspective to answering this question through its detailed day-by-day perspective to the months leading up to D-Day - vividly tracing the daily activities and machinations of German High Command as they prepare for an expected Allied invasion." -- Back cover
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة D757 .M374 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.1 Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط 30020000068656
Book Book UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة D757 .M374 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.2 Available 30020000068058
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Foreword -- Prelude: 1943 -- Part I: Der Atlantikwall. 1 December 1943 -- 2 January 1944 -- 3 February 1944 -- 4 March 1944 -- Plate section1 -- Part II: Les Sanglots Longs. 1 Spring -- 2 April 1944 -- 3 May 1944 -- Plate Section 2 -- 4 June 1944 -- Epilogue

"If the Germans knew the Allies were going to invade, why were defenses in Normandy so unevenly prepared on June 6, 1944? Countdown to D-Day offers a unique perspective to answering this question through its detailed day-by-day perspective to the months leading up to D-Day - vividly tracing the daily activities and machinations of German High Command as they prepare for an expected Allied invasion." -- Back cover

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