The D-Day companion
Subtitle: leading historians explore history's greatest amphibious assault
By: editor, Jane Penrose.
Contributors: Penrose, Jane.
Publisher: Osprey
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
Description: "Published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, 'The D-Day Companion' book brings together the perspectives and opinions of leading military historians from both sides of the Atlantic. Operation Overlord saw the Allied Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery pit their wits against Hitler in a bold bid to liberate continental Europe. Featuring a foreword by Major Richard Winters, real-life commander of Easy Company as featured in Stephen E Ambrose's 'Band of Brothers', this is a unique and incisive examination of the momentous events that surrounded June 6, 1944. Each chapter of this new book focuses on a different aspect of the D-Day landings, from the build-up to the attack to the experiences of the troops on the ground. "--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-279) and index.