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Overview
Imagine landing on a foreign beach early in the morning after a sickening, cramped boat ride while bullets are streaming down -- and you have no choice but to run forward. On June 6, 1944, thousands of Allied troops braved those conditions when they stormed the Normandy Coast of France and helped bring about the beginning of the end of World War II. Discover the events that led to that fateful day, and learn how the battles that followed brought liberty to millions.Describes the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, with an overview of events leading to that invasion as well as a description of its momentous effects on the war.
Book Details
Published
January 1, 2004
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pages
48
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780836855753