| D-Day Fortifications in Normandy Contributor(s): Zaloga, Steven J. (Author), Johnson, Hugh (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1841768766 ISBN-13: 9781841768762 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Europe - France - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| Series: Fortress |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 7.32" W x 9.8" (0.50 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - French |
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Contributor Bio(s): Zaloga, Steven J.: - Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union. |