Overlord : the D-Day landings / Ken Ford, Steven J. Zaloga.
| Author/creator |
Ford, Ken, 1943- |
| Other author/creator | Zaloga, Steve, 1952- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York, NY : Osprey ; Westminster, MD : [Distributed by] Random House Distribution Center, 2009. |
| Description | 368 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, color plans ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Background to D-Day -- Omaha Beach -- Utah Beach and the US Airborne landings -- Sword Beach and the British Airborne landings -- Gold and Juno Beaches -- The Normandy Beaches today. |
| Abstract | Operation Overlord was the largest amphibious military operation ever launched, with a vast armada transporting over 150,000 Allied soldiers across the Channel. This book looks in detail at the plans and build-up to the operation, and discusses the events of D-Day in each of the key areas of the operation. -- from publisher description |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-357) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009284044 |
| ISBN | 9781846034244 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1846034248 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781849084789 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1849084785 (pbk.) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | D756.5.N6 F6942 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |