
D-Day in Numbers
The facts behind Operation Overlord
Jacob F. Field(Author)
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 24. April 2014
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-78243-205-0 (ISBN)
Description
D-Day, 6 June 1944, the day on which the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy with the intention of reclaiming mainland Europe from German occupation. The significance of the operation has captured the collective imagination to become the defining moment of World War Two and represents the ending to the struggles of the early twentieth century. D-Day in Numbers sets the scene for the largest seaborne invasion of all time. It covers the mammoth preparations for the landings, their savage, awesome scale, and their aftermath in the battle for Normandy, taking in the most poignant events and looking at each through the numbers involved. Each number signifies an important moment within a larger story as they are explained in the context of the surrounding events. And with the vast amount of planning that went into the execution of such an ambitious operation, the numbers involved are staggering, surprising and often inspiring. Discover the numbers that promised to change the balance of power in Europe, and indeed, the world, as Deliverance Day, 1944 got underway.
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Describes the largest seaborne invasion of all time, from the mammoth preparations to the aftermath of the battle Military History Monthly Most interesting Britain at War Amazing reading The Weekly News D-Day as we've never before viewed it... a fascinating insight Lancashire Evening Post D-Day as we've never before viewed it... a succession of staggering figures underlining not just the scale of the operation, but the human sacrifice involved Lancaster Guardian One for the trivia fan Best of British Covering the mammoth preparations of the landings, their awesome scale and the aftermath of the battle for Normandy... packed with stats and curious stories History RevealedMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78243-205-0 (9781782432050)
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Dr Jacob F. Field is a historian and writer who was a contributor to 1001 Historic Sites and 1001 Battles. He is the author of One Bloody Thing After Another: The World's Gruesome History, and We Shall Fight on the Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired History, both published by Michael O'Mara Books. He studied for his undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford, and then moved to Newcastle University for his PhD, where he completed a thesis on the Great Fire of London. He then worked as a research associate at the University of Cambridge.