Ten days to D-Day : citizens and soldiers on the eve of the invasion / David Stafford.
"In this readable account, acclaimed historian David Stafford describes the countdown to the Normandy landings from a multitude of angles, from the perspectives of Churchill and Eisenhower to those of the ordinary people whose courage and dedication made it all possible." "Researched from contemporary letters, diaries, and official records, Ten Days to D-Day is history as it happened, a book that brings these tumultuous events to life. It is a story of nations, but above all it is an account of the lives of individual men and women on the brink of an epic moment in history."--BOOK JACKET.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316605618
- Physical Description: xv, 377 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2004.
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General Note: | Originally published: London : Little, Brown, 2003. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [354]-362) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Map of Southern Britain and Northern France -- 1. What victory means : Sunday, May 28 -- 2. It can't be far off : Monday, May 29 -- 3. Hit the beach hard : Tuesday, May 30 -- 4. Rumors get around : Wednesday, May 31 -- 5. hour of combat is coming : Thursday, June 1 -- 6. Soldiers in very good heart : Friday, June 2 -- 7. nadir of strain : Saturday, June 3 -- 8. One hell of a mess : Sunday, June 4 -- 9. OK, we'll go : Monday, June 5 -- 10. It must be the landings : D-Day -- Epilogue : what became of them? |
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Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy. World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects. War and society. |
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