D-Day to Berlin
Subtitle: victory in Europe day by day
Publisher: Chartwell Books, Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780785830290
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Campaigns; Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945; Military campaigns
Description: "D-Day to Berlin covers this whole campaign, showing how both technical excellence and personal courage were necessary for success; how bitter quarrels between Allied generals were eventually resolved; and how largely untried troops created fearsome fighting units that swept to victory in May 1945"--Page 2 of cover.
Table of contents: title: Part 1:D-Day: The early hours; title: Utah Beach; title: Omaha Beach; title: Gold Beach; title: Juno Beach; title: Sword Beach; title: June 7-12, 1944. Part 2: The battle for Normandy, June 10-August 31, 1944:; title: Cracking the German defenses; title: Hard fighting in the Bocage; title: Breakout and the Falaise Pocket. Part 3: Arnhem, September-November, 1944: Market Garden; title: The battle for Lorraine; title: Planning the German counter. Part 4: Battle of the Bulge, December 5-30, 1944: The Allied counterattack; title: Unconditional surrender.