The Times D-Day: The story of the allied landings

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A unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and dramatic photographs. Follow the D-Day landings through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and dramatic photographs. This is a unique insight into the D-Day landings 75 years on. The Allied landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944 were the greatest amphibious assault in history, requiring almost two years of meticulous planning and the largest co-ordinated mapping effort the world has ever seen. More than 200 illustrations demonstrate how the D-Day landings unfolded, along with detailed descriptions of what happened on that momentous day. This collection of incredible maps uncover the events that led up to D-Day, the planning for the assault and the progress of the liberating forces afterwards. Dramatic photographs help to illustrate the key historical events that took place during Operation Overlord.

Richard Happer is the author of 365 REASONS TO BE PROUD TO BE CHEERFUL, 365 REASONS TO BE PROUD TO BE PROUD TO BE BRITISH, 365 REASONS TO BE PROUD TO BE SCOTTISH and 365 REASONS TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, all available from Portico. He lives in Edinburgh. A historian of military cartography, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the founder of the Historical Military Mapping Group of the British Cartographic Society, a member of the Defence Surveyors' Association, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and author of definitive works on trench mapping and toponymy.