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Voices of valor : D-Day, June 6, 1944 Cover Image Book

Voices of valor : D-Day, June 6, 1944 / Douglas Brinkley and Ronald J. Drez.

Brinkley, Douglas. (Author). Drez, Ronald J., 1940- (Added Author).

Summary:

Published for the 60th anniversary of D-Day, this lushly illustrated volume with audio CDs presents gripping, firsthand accounts of the Normandy invasion with a central narrative by one of America's preeminent historians. A compelling compilation of firsthand accounts of the Normandy invasion presents forty remarkable oral histories that recount the events and experiences of D-Day from the perspectives of the veterans themselves, accompanied by a selection of interviews on CD.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0821228897
  • ISBN: 9780821228890
  • Physical Description: 185 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm + 2 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Bulfinch Press, [2004]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Call to arms and gathering for d-day -- Launching the attack -- Battlefield isolated: help from the resistance and the SOE -- Dropping from the skies: British attack on the east flank -- Over the Atlantic wall: American airborne drop on the cotentin peninsula -- Crossing the channel: air and sea armadas -- Utah beach -- Rangers at the pointe -- 16th regiment at Omaha beach -- 116th regiment: into the jaws of hell -- British 2nd army at Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches -- Aftermath -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Photo credits.

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Books on compact disc > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy > Personal narratives.
Genre:
Oral histories.
Personal narratives.
Sound recordings.

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  • 13 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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