D-DAY, in A Fly

D-DAY, in A Fly
Author: Edgar Wollstone
Publisher: AJS
Total Pages: 82
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN:

Seventy-five years since the D-Day and still its scale and magnitude doesn’t stop to amaze readers. An ambitious German dictator and his dreams of conquering Europe plunged the world into most sanguinary war that history ever records. When German tanks begin to pour into France, the Allies knew Hitler’s juggernaut has to be stopped; the D-Day is fast approaching. The allies come together, vowing to collaborate in a mission that defies belief and human imagination, a vicious tale of subterfuge and lies, all for a greater cause, the Normandy invasion. Of all the formidable weapons ever used in war, the greatest and the most brutal weapon used against Germany will be--the Art of Deception. A trap of lies is being spun; a web of misinformation has been woven by the masterminds of the game to halt the advancing Nazi marauders. D-Day marks the last time Hitler’s men fight for the sake of his lofty territorial ambitions and will be the deadliest. History is often narrated by victors, but this book has the other perspective too, the tale from the vanquished men of Hitler’s Nazi army. When Hitler honored his most trusted spy with the country’s highest Medal of Honor, he must not have dreamt even in his worst nightmare that he was in fact honoring a British spy. This book on D-Day captures the tidings of Normandy landings, which is nothing short of a mythological story of lies, deceit, delusion, deadly betrayals and unbelievable moments of human fragility. A jewel of a book with stories from both sides of a brutal war. Grab your copy soon, lest you run out of luck.

The Sky Above Us (Sunrise at Normandy Book #2)

The Sky Above Us (Sunrise at Normandy Book #2)
Author: Sarah Sundin
Publisher: Revell
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2019-02-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1493416588

Numbed by grief and harboring shameful secrets, Lt. Adler Paxton ships to England with the US 357th Fighter Group in 1943. Determined to become an ace pilot, Adler battles the German Luftwaffe in treacherous dogfights in the skies over France as the Allies struggle for control of the air before the D-day invasion. Violet Lindstrom wanted to be a missionary, but for now she serves in the American Red Cross, where she arranges entertainment for the men of the 357th in the Aeroclub on base and sets up programs for local children. Drawn to the mysterious Adler, she enlists his help with her work and urges him to reconnect with his family after a long estrangement. Despite himself, Adler finds his defenses crumbling when it comes to Violet. But D-day draws near. And secrets can't stay buried forever. Bestselling author Sarah Sundin returns readers to the shores of Normandy, this time in the air, as the second Paxton brother prepares to face the past--and the most fearsome battle of his life.

D-Day Invasion

D-Day Invasion
Author: iMinds
Publisher: iMinds Pty Ltd
Total Pages: 6
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1921746939

The story behind D-Day begins in 1939 when Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, attacked Poland and ignited World War Two. The following year, the Germans occupied France and Western Europe and launched a vicious air war against Britain. In 1941, they invaded the Soviet Union. Seemingly unstoppable, the Nazis now held virtually all of Europe. They imposed a ruthless system of control and unleashed the horror of the Holocaust. However, by 1943, the tide had begun to turn in favor of the Allies, the forces opposed to Germany. In the east, despite huge losses, the Soviets began to force the Germans back.

I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (I Survived #18)

I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (I Survived #18)
Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2019-01-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338317407

It was a battle that would change the course of World War II... New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis commemorates the Normandy landings in this pulse-pounding story of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Eleven-year-old Paul’s French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn’t seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home. The soldier says the Allies have a plan to crush the Nazis once and for all. But the soldier needs Paul’s help. This is Paul’s chance to make a difference. Soon he finds himself in the midst of the largest invasion in history. Can he do his part to turn horror into hope? New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tells the story of the battle that became the foundation for the Allied victory in World War II. Includes a section of nonfiction backmatter with more facts about the real-life event.

D-Day +60 Years

D-Day +60 Years
Author: Jerome J. McLaughlin
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2004-04-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1418402680

This unique account of D-Day history provides an unusual look into the US Armys preparation of a new type of World War II warfare, that of airborne operations. The book describes, using personal interviews with the veterans involved, how young men who had never even flown in an airplane before the war were trained to fly into combat, or to parachute into the dark of night. The narrative personalizes the events of D-Day for a small group of men of the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron and G Company of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment. Most, including the authors uncle, did not survive to see the dawn on D-Day morning. The story then moves forward more than half a century, when research to find out what happened to his uncle led the author to meet some of the survivors of that night, resulting in what is believed to be the first reunion of a D-Day pilot with the men he dropped on that fateful morning, 56 years earlier. Many children of the next generation are making efforts to find out what happened to their fathers and uncles in World War II. This story is a classic example of the joy and heartbreak that can result from the success of such a search.

D-Day Fortifications in Normandy

D-Day Fortifications in Normandy
Author: Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2013-05-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1849080364

German defenses along the Normandy beaches were part of the larger Atlantic Wall fortifications designed to defend Fortress Europe. When Field Marshal Erwin Rommel took command of the invasion front in late 1943, he began a program to enhance fortifications along the Normandy coast as he believed that any Allied assault had to be stopped on the invasion beaches themselves. His most important contribution to the defenses was an extensive program of improvised beach obstructions to complicate any landing attempt. This book analyses these fortifications and describes how the Allied forces overcame them on the morning of June 6, 1944.

Bletchley Park and D-Day

Bletchley Park and D-Day
Author: David Kenyon
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2019-07-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 030024357X

The untold story of Bletchley Park's key role in the success of the Normandy campaign Since the secret of Bletchley Park was revealed in the 1970s, the work of its codebreakers has become one of the most famous stories of the Second World War. But cracking the Nazis' codes was only the start of the process. Thousands of secret intelligence workers were then involved in making crucial information available to the Allied leaders and commanders who desperately needed it. Using previously classified documents, David Kenyon casts the work of Bletchley Park in a new light, as not just a codebreaking establishment, but as a fully developed intelligence agency. He shows how preparations for the war's turning point--the Normandy Landings in 1944--had started at Bletchley years earlier, in 1942, with the careful collation of information extracted from enemy signals traffic. This account reveals the true character of Bletchley's vital contribution to success in Normandy, and ultimately, Allied victory.

Forgotten

Forgotten
Author: Linda Hervieux
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2019-02-15
Genre: African American soldiers
ISBN: 9781445686615

The tale of an all-black battalion whose crucial contributions at D-Day have gone unrecognised to this day.

D-Day

D-Day
Author: Rick Atkinson
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2014-05-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1627791116

Presents a young reader's adaptation of "The Guns at Last Light," tracing the Battle of Normandy and the Allied liberation of Western Europe through the end of World War II.