The Battle for Normandy, 1944: (WW2 #9)

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An accessible, authoritative introduction to D-Day for adult readers Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES - Why did the Allies attack on D-Day? - How did the Allies pick Normandy as a target? - What was Operation Overload, the second front against the Nazis? JUNE 6 1944- D-Day was a deciding conflict in World War II. But the invasion was not a straightforward attack. From feeding Nazi spies false information on the attack, to developing new technology like the Mulberry harbours, D-Day changed the course of the War for good. THE LARGEST SEABORNE INVASION IN HISTORY Written by historian, author and broadcaster James Holland, D-DAY 1944 is an essential introduction to the naval invasion that began the liberation of Western Europe from the Nazis.

James Holland is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning historian, writer, and broadcaster. The author of a number of best-selling histories he has presented - and written - a large number of television programmes and series. He has a weekly Second World War podcast, We Have of Making You Talk, with Al Murray, and is Chair of the Chalke Valley History Festival. He is a research fellow at St Andrew's University.