D-Day Landings: The Story of the Allied Invasion (Hardcover, Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.)

How did the Allies plan and execute the most massive and daring invasion in military history? Read all about it in the DK Reader that explains in thrilling detail how the Nazis were defeated on the beaches of France. In the early morning light, landing craft surged from the sea on the west of the Seine Bay. The beach where they landed was code-named "Utah" after a US state. A single, big enemy gun protected the beach, but it was silent. Shells fired from the battleships had damaged it. US soldiers waded from their landing craft without firing a shot. When they got ashore they had a surprise. A current had washed them down the coast. They were a mile (1.5 kilometers) from where they had planned to land! It was a lucky mistake, for there were fewer defences here than anywhere else on the Normandy coast.

General

Imprint:	Turtleback Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	DK Readers: Level 4
Release date:	March 2004
First published:	March 2004
Authors:	Richard Platt
Dimensions:	224 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Library binding
Pages:	48
Edition:	Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4177-2170-2
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Reference > General Books > Children's & Educational > Language & literature > Modern languages (other than English) > General Books > Children's & Educational > Social studies > Warfare & defence > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	1-4177-2170-7
Barcode:	9781417721702

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