Destination Normandy
Destination Normandy

Author: G. H. Bennett

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2009-04-20

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1461750881

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A cross-section of the American experience on D-Day Unique perspective from the regimental level that also integrates strategic and tactical considerations Stories of largely forgotten acts of valor G. H. Bennett collects oral histories from the soldiers of three American regiments and weaves them into an intimate account of the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. Widely scattered during its drop into Normandy, the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (82nd Airborne Division) stopped the advance of an SS division. The untested 116th Infantry Regiment (29th Infantry Division) landed on bloody Omaha Beach, where it suffered more casualties than any other regiment that day. Meanwhile, the 22nd Infantry Regiment (4th Infantry Division) easily waded ashore on Utah Beach but faced savage fighting as it moved inland.

My French Country Home
My French Country Home

Author: Sharon Santoni

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Published: 2017-08-08

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1423642791

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Entertaining at home in gracious French style. Born from her experience of everyday living in France, Sharon Santoni reveals the gracious, easy French way of entertaining guests at her countryside home, year-round. Personal stories evoke the spirit of the French lifestyle, while gorgeous photos make us feel right at home. Santoni creates lush bouquets from her garden and utilizes resources from surrounding nature to lay gorgeous tables both indoors and outdoors. Venues range from a Sunday morning breakfast on the patio, to a ladies lunch in her lush garden, a formal dinner in her dining room, and a picnic by the river. Santoni also shares 15 favorite recipes utilizing seasonal foods. Find inspiration for your tables throughout the seasons, and discover the simple pleasure of entertaining friends and family. Sharon Santoni writes the popular blog My French Country Home. She is the author of My Stylish French Girlfriends (Gibbs Smith). She resides in Normandy, France.

D-Day Landing Beaches
D-Day Landing Beaches

Author: Georges Bernage

Publisher: Editions Heimdal

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9782840481379

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This spectacular, large format, full color, new book is quite simply the most impressive book of its type we have seen. Packed with over 200 photographs, maps and charts, the book is divided into the sectors associated with the Normandy landings in 1944. What's more it is extremely reasonably priced.

The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy
The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy

Author: Stephen G. Rabe

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-11-10

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1009206370

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The inspiring story of 162 US paratroopers, dropped hopelessly off target, and the French villagers who assisted and supported them.

The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge

Author: Hans Wijers

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2010-01-20

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0811741443

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Against-all-odds actions by the 1st Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge. Firsthand accounts from American and German soldiers. Details on Jochen Peiper and the notorious Malmedy Massacre.

In the Lion's Mouth
In the Lion's Mouth

Author: Derek Smith

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2011-08-08

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0811744965

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Spellbinding account of the Confederates' retreat after their crushing defeat at the Battle of Nashville in December 1864.

The Siegfried Line
The Siegfried Line

Author: Samuel W. Mitcham

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2009-09-17

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1461751632

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The battles for the Germans' last line of defense in World War II, including Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, and Metz How German commanders made decisions under fire Built as a series of forts, bunkers, and tank traps, the West Wall--known as the Siegfried Line to the Allies--stretched along Germany's western border. After D-Day in June 1944, as the Allies raced across France and threatened to pierce into the Reich, the Germans fell back on the West Wall. In desperate fighting--among the war's worst--the Germans held off the Allies for several months.

Typhoon Attack
Typhoon Attack

Author: Norman Franks

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2010-04-12

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1461752051

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Lively tales of aerial combat in the legendary Typhoon fighter History of the plane and the men who flew it in World War II Based on interviews with the pilots themselves The Typhoon fighter played a pivotal role in the Allies' success in the air and on the ground in World War II, from the Normandy beachhead to the Battle of the Bulge and the final battle for Germany. Norman Franks describes what it was really like to fly at low level and attack trains and tanks or to roll over at 12,000 feet and then roar down into an inferno of German flak.

Twilight of the Gods
Twilight of the Gods

Author: Thorolf Hillblad

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2009-05-28

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1461752035

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Rare account of a non-German who fought in the elite Waffen-SS New information on the 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division No-holds-barred narrative of the Eastern Front This is the story of Erik Wallin, a Swede who volunteered for the Waffen-SS, serving in the panzer reconnaissance battalion of the 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division, a unit composed mainly of volunteers from Scandinavia. The division saw combat in the Courland Pocket, along the Oder River, and in Berlin.

Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun
Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun

Author: Gene Eric Salecker

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 0811706575

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Complete account of airborne operations in the Pacific theater. Firsthand descriptions from American and Japanese paratroopers. Detailed maps illustrate battles.