D-Day : the greatest invasion : a people's history / Dan van der Vat ; introduction by J. L. Granatstein.
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D-Day : the greatest invasion : a people's history / Dan van der Vat ; introduction by J. L. Granatstein.
Publication Date:
2003
Publication Information:
Vancouver : Raincoast Books,
Physical Description:
176 p. : ill., maps.
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Summary:
With rare photographs and personal artifacts from private collections, this compelling history depicts the battle that would prove to be the turning point of World War II. The stories of the men who survived the invasion accompany those who courageously lost their lives, painting a remarkable, poignant, firsthand narrative. The author, who was a young boy living in a village near the site of the D-Day landing, includes his perspective, adding to the others' tales to offer a complete re-creation. Accurate, colorful, and authentic, this portrayal of the attack is a personal, moving account of one of the most important—yet heartbreaking—days in history.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781551925868
General Note:
This book is dedicated to the Canadian soldiers who landed in Normandy in June 1944 and liberated my hometown, Alkmaar in North Holland, in May 1945. -- Dan van der Vat.
