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Ã2009., Penguin Books Call No: WAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents an account of the Normandy invasion, covering the experiences of American, British, Canadian, and German soldiers as well as the plight of the French civilians who were caught up in the fighting prior to the liberation of Paris.
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-- World War II invasion that changed history2018., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Focus Call No: WWII NF HOP Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Details the history of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, in which British, American and Canadian forces invaded Nazi-occupied Europe, and draws on official documents, personal narratives, and archival photos to tell the stories of the soldiers, sailors, paratroopers, and specialists involved, including not just the famous players, but African Americans, women, journalists, and service members.
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-- World War II invasion that changed history2018., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Focus Call No: WAR World War II NF HOP Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Details the history of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, in which British, American and Canadian forces invaded Nazi-occupied Europe, and draws on official documents, personal narratives, and archival photos to tell the stories of the soldiers, sailors, paratroopers, and specialists involved, including not just the famous players, but African Americans, women, journalists, and service members.
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-- World War II invasion that changed history2018., Juvenile, Scholastic Focus Call No: 940.54 HOPKINSON Edition: First edition. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Explores the D-Day invasion, Operation Overlord, conducted by the United States, Great Britain, and Canada on June 6, 1944, highlighting the vast amount of secrecy and years of planning it took to design and finally launch Operation Overlord. Discusses the contribution to the operation of figures like President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, as well as the important work done by African Americans, women, service members, commanders, and journalists that proved critical to the success of D-Day.
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-- World War II invasion that changed history2018., Juvenile, Scholastic Focus Call No: 940.54 21421 Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The WWII invasion of Allied troops into German-occupied Europe, known as D-Day, was the largest military endeavor in history. By the time it occurred on June 6, 1944, Hitler and the Axis powers had a chokehold grip on the European continent, which the Allies called "Fortress Europe." Behind enemy lines, Nazi Germany was engaged in the mass extermination of the Jewish people and the oppression of civilians across Europe. The goal of D-Day was no less than the total defeat of Hitler's regime--and the defense of free democracies everywhere. Knowing they had to breach the coast, the United States, Great Britain, and Canada planned the impossible. D-Day was an invasion not for conquest, but for liberation. The vast operation would take years to plan and required complete secrecy in order to maintain the advantage of surprise. Once deployed, Operation Overlord involved soldiers, sailors, paratroopers, and specialists, and a heart-breaking number of casualties on both sides. The major players of D-Day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and countless others, have gone down in history. Acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson details not just their accomplishments, but the courageous contributions of commanders, service members, African-Americans, women, journalists, and others to this critical battle. Her incredible research and masterful weaving of official documents, personal and eye-witness accounts, and archival photos into a clear and compelling narrative thread brings the European arena of WWII to vivid, thrilling life."--
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c2004., Wiley Call No: 940.54 Gil Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Publisher description Click here to view Series Title: Turning pointsSummary Note: Provides a detailed account of the strategies employed in the planning and execution of the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944 including the Allied deception to divert the German's attention toward the Pas-de-Calais and the daring paratroop attacks behind enemy lines.
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[2012]., Broadway Paperbacks Call No: WAR Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Recounts the story of the six double agents, Bronx, Brutus, Treasure, Tricycle, and Garbo, who would weave a web of deception so intricate that it ensnared Hitler's army and helped to carry thousands of troops across the Channel in safety on June 6, 1944, D-Day.
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2014., Pegasus Books Call No: Historical Fic Speller Edition: First Pegasus Books paperback edition. Availability:3 of 4 At Location(s) Summary Note: Follows the lives of four very different men, Frank, Benedict, Jean-Batiste, and Harry, as their fates converge on the most terrible and destructive day of World War I, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. On July 1st, 1913, four very different men are leading four very different lives. Exactly three years later, it is just after seven in the morning, and there are a few seconds of peace as the guns on the Somme fall silent and larks soar across the battlefield, singing as they fly over the trenches. What follows is a day of catastrophe in which Allied casualties number almost one hundred thousand. A horror that would have been unimaginable in pre-war Europe and England becomes a day of reckoning, where their lives will change forever, for Frank, Benedict, Jean-Batiste, and Harry. Here the author captures the dangerously romantic atmosphere of war-torn Europe. -- From book jacket.
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[2014], Juvenile, compass Point Books Call No: 943.086 092 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Captured historySummary Note: Examines how a photograph of Adolph Hitler before the Eiffel Tower in Paris during World War II changed the world, as well as how photography can shed light on the history of World War II.
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[2019]., Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When Paul, a French boy living in a Nazi controlled village, finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home, he has a chance to play a role in the Allies' plan to crush the Nazis.
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2011., Rosen Pub. Call No: 940.54 ZAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The most daring raids in historySummary Note: This book describes the Ranger assault on Pointe-du-Hoc, D-Day, June 6, 1944, which was a success, and seeks to re-examine the seldom studied German perspective and the role of the Allied air forces and navies in subduing Pointe-du-Hoc.
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-- Napoleon's lost army[2008], c2003., Distributed by Discovery Education Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Napoleon's plan for conquering Russia seemed a sure thing, yet the pursuit became one of the worst disasters in military history. Scientists are stunned to discover the remains of an individual site that contained more than 2,000 French soldiers, the first mass grave of its kind.
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-- D-day.[2004], PBS Home Video Call No: DVD Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This video explores the Allied invasion of Nazi-controlled France, focusing on the Allies array of weapons and transport vehicles that were designed to overcome the Nazi's defenses on D-Day. Also included is a look at the innovators who designed them.
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[2020], c2015., Pre-adolescent, Penguin Workshop ; Fitzgerald Books Call No: 940.54 21421 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What was--?Summary Note: In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, an armada of 7,000 ships carrying 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Up until then the Allied forces had suffered serious defeats, yet D -Day, as the invasion was called, spelled the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany and the Third Reich. Readers will dive into the heart of the action and discover how it was planned and carried out and how it overwhelmed the Germans who had been tricked into thinking the attack would take place elsewhere. D-Day was a major turning point in World War II and hailed as one of the greatest military attacks of all time.
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c1998, Pre-adolescent, Franklin Watts Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A first bookSummary Note: Profiles the Duke of Normandy whose victory at Hastings in 1066 established him as the English king responsible for unifying the system of government and law.