On June 6, 1944, the American and British armies staged the greatest amphibious landing history to being Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. Despite the Allies' absolute command of sea and air and vast firepower, it took ten weeks of fierce fighting for them to overpower the tenacious, superbly skilled German army. Now, forty years later, British war correspondent and military historian Max Hastings has drawn on many interviews and newly available documents to construct a dense, dramatic portrait of ...
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On June 6, 1944, the American and British armies staged the greatest amphibious landing history to being Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. Despite the Allies' absolute command of sea and air and vast firepower, it took ten weeks of fierce fighting for them to overpower the tenacious, superbly skilled German army. Now, forty years later, British war correspondent and military historian Max Hastings has drawn on many interviews and newly available documents to construct a dense, dramatic portrait of the Normady invasion that overturns the traditional legends.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. NOT an ex-library book. Interior pages are in very good condition with no noted writing or highlighting and only minor signs of use. Minor tanning to the pages from age. Minimal cover/corner wear and minor soiling to the bottom of the page ends from storage.
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368p. A softcover book in very good condition. Former owner's private library stamps inside covers. Edges lightly shelf-worn. Otherwise, text clean and pages fully bound. Illustrated with maps and black and white photographs.
This is an excellent book to give a feel for what it was like to be there, but it could use more structure, a better overview. Anecdotal, the big picture can be foggy. It's also a brief book, about 320 pages.