THE D-DAY ATLAS: The Definitive Account of...
THE D-DAY ATLAS: The Definitive Account of the Allied Invasion of Normandy by John Man (Facts on File: $??; 143 pp., illustrated, paperback original). June 6, 1944, marked a turning point in World War II. The success of D-Day was the result of the growing strength of the Allies, an ingenious hoax that played on Hitler’s certainty that Calais would be the site of any attempted landing, the ineffective German command structure, the interruption of communications by Resistance sabotage and plain luck. Man uses maps and contemporary photographs to supplement his description of the preparations, the invasion and its aftermath, which lead to the defeat of the Nazi Reich.
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