D-Day by Brigadier Peter Young

Focuses on the Normandy Invasion. This is a picture book with a fair share of writing about what happened on June 6 and 7, 1944. On that date, British, Free French, American, and Canadian forces assaulted five beaches in Nazi occupied Normandy. Young details the battles that happened on the day of invasion, and one day after. What I found good in this book is the detail Young puts into the numbers. Five Divisions on the initial assault day versus 40 divisions in Nazi occupied Western Europe. If only the Germans were able to concentrate their numerical superiority on the day of invasion, they could have easily defeated the invasion. Instead, as Young points out, they tried to defend too many areas, and spread their forces too thin. Even placing experienced divisions into the likely areas could have defeated the invasion. The Allies deception on where they were going to land spread the German forces in many unlikely areas. This is how the Germans were defeated. This 1981 Bison Books Hardback is in good condition. Large; Heavy; Owner's Name inside. Dust jacket has been covered in a clear plastic laminate which has peeled slightly on the front cover.

ISBN: 9780861240340 SKU: 1570784 This image is of the actual book.

Location: War