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.

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.

War Memory and Popular Culture
War Memory and Popular Culture

Author: Michael Keren

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 0786452773

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This collection of essays investigates such diverse vehicles for war commemoration as poems, battlefield tours, souvenirs, books, films, architectural structures, comics, websites, and video games. Drawing on essayists from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Israel and the United States, this work explores the evolution from traditional to contemporary forms of war commemoration while addressing the fundamental question of whether these new forms of memorial are meant to encourage the remembering or the forgetting of the experience of war, as well as what implications the process of commemoration may have for the continuation of the modern nation state. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

For the Homeland
For the Homeland

Author: Rudolf Pencz

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0811735826

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Groundbreaking history of a rarely covered German unit. Numerous eyewitness reports from members of the division. Detailed maps to illustrate the division's actions.

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.

Condor
Condor

Author: Patrick Laureau

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0811706885

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Actions of the German air force during the Spanish Civil War. Covers the bombing of Guernica and other events. Draws from previously undiscovered source material.

D-Day
D-Day

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Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2024-04-23

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1637413688

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On June 6, 1944, the largest military operation in history got underway in northern France as more than 150,000 Allied troops began the invasion of German-occupied Western Europe. D-Day: The Story of the Greatest Military Operation in History provides bone-chilling detailed information on how Allied Forces got to D-Day through months of meticulous planning for Operation Overlord, the fierce fighting, and the Allied leaders of WWII who conceived, shaped, and executed the plan. Learn why Normandy was chosen for the amphibious attack, how the Allied leaders deceived Hitler's army, and the military operations that followed. Incredible in-the-field photos bring the fight to life. Gain insight into the types of planes, ships, and tanks that were used and learn where you can honor the military men who sacrificed their lives on that day.

Fatal Decisions
Fatal Decisions

Author: Seymour Freidin

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2013-09-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0811713105

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"A mix of exceptionally rare and discerning essays."—The Great War Magazine Six first-person accounts by German generals Covers the Battle of Britain, Moscow, El Alamein, Stalingrad, D-Day and the Normandy Campaign, and the Battle of the Bulge Drawn from extensive interviews conducted immediately after the war

Sieges
Sieges

Author: Bruce Allen Watson

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2009-06-15

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1461751624

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Provocative and entertaining study of sieges in history Commentary on the nature and evolution of combat across the centuries Bruce Allen Watson examines seven sieges: Jerusalem at the end of the First Crusade in 1099, Malta in 1565, Sebastopol during the Crimean War, Kut-al-Amara in World War I, Singapore in World War II, Dien Bien Phu, and the 1991 Gulf War.