2005, ISBN: 076531200X

[EAN: 9780765312006], Nieuw boek, [SC: 13.93], [PU: St. Martins Press-3PL], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In The Americans at D-Day, the first volume of … Meer...

[EAN: 9780765312006], Nieuw boek, [SC: 13.93], [PU: St. Martins Press-3PL], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In The Americans at D-Day, the first volume of this series, John C. McManus showed us the American experience in Operation Overlord. Now, in this succeeding volume, he does the same for the Battle of Normandy as a whole.Never before has the American involvement in Normandy been examined so thoroughly or exclusively as in The Americans at Normandy. For D-Day was only one part of the battle, and victory came from weeks of sustained effort and sacrifices made by Allied soldiers.Presented here is the American experience during that summer of 1944, from the aftermath of D-Day to the slaughter of the Falaise Gap, from the courageous, famed figures of Bradley, Patton, and Lightnin' Joe Collins to the lesser-known privates who toiled in torturous conditions for their country. What was this battle really like for these men What drove them to fight against all sense and despite all obstacles How and why did they triumph Reminiscent of Cornelius Ryan's The Longest Day, The Americans at Normandy takes readers into the minds of the best American strategists, into the hearts of the infantry, into hell on earth.Engrossing, lightning-quick, and filled with real human sorrow and elation, The Americans at Normandy honors those Americans who lost their lives in foreign fields and those who survived. Here is their story, finally told with the depth, pathos, and historical perspective it deserves. 506 pp. Englisch, Books<

2005, ISBN: 076531200X

[EAN: 9780765312006], Neubuch, [PU: St. Martins Press-3PL], HISTORY / MILITARY WORLD WAR II, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -In The Americans at D-Day, the first volume of this seri… Meer...

[EAN: 9780765312006], Neubuch, [PU: St. Martins Press-3PL], HISTORY / MILITARY WORLD WAR II, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -In The Americans at D-Day, the first volume of this series, John C. McManus showed us the American experience in Operation Overlord. Now, in this succeeding volume, he does the same for the Battle of Normandy as a whole.Never before has the American involvement in Normandy been examined so thoroughly or exclusively as in The Americans at Normandy. For D-Day was only one part of the battle, and victory came from weeks of sustained effort and sacrifices made by Allied soldiers.Presented here is the American experience during that summer of 1944, from the aftermath of D-Day to the slaughter of the Falaise Gap, from the courageous, famed figures of Bradley, Patton, and Lightnin' Joe Collins to the lesser-known privates who toiled in torturous conditions for their country. What was this battle really like for these men What drove them to fight against all sense and despite all obstacles How and why did they triumph Reminiscent of Cornelius Ryan's The Longest Day, The Americans at Normandy takes readers into the minds of the best American strategists, into the hearts of the infantry, into hell on earth.Engrossing, lightning-quick, and filled with real human sorrow and elation, The Americans at Normandy honors those Americans who lost their lives in foreign fields and those who survived. Here is their story, finally told with the depth, pathos, and historical perspective it deserves. 506 pp. Englisch, Books<

ISBN: 9780765312006

Paperback, [PU: Forge], In The Americans at D-Day, the first volume of this series, John C. McManus showed us the American experience in Operation Overlord. Now, in this succeeding volume… Meer...

Paperback, [PU: Forge], In The Americans at D-Day, the first volume of this series, John C. McManus showed us the American experience in Operation Overlord. Now, in this succeeding volume, he does the same for the Battle of Normandy as a whole. Never before has the American involvement in Normandy been examined so thoroughly or exclusively as in The Americans at Normandy. For D-Day was only one part of the battle, and victory came from weeks of sustained effort and sacrifices made by Allied soldiers. Presented here is the American experience during that summer of 1944, from the aftermath of D-Day to the slaughter of the Falaise Gap, from the courageous, famed figures of Bradley, Patton, and Lightnin' Joe Collins to the lesser-known privates who toiled in torturous conditions for their country. What was this battle really like for these men? What drove them to fight against all sense and despite all obstacles? How and why did they triumph? Reminiscent of Cornelius Ryan's The Longest Day, The Americans at Normandy takes readers into the minds of the best American strategists, into the hearts of the infantry, into hell on earth. Engrossing, lightning-quick, and filled with real human sorrow and elation, The Americans at Normandy honors those Americans who lost their lives in foreign fields and those who survived. Here is their story, finally told with the depth, pathos, and historical perspective it deserves., Second World War<

2000, ISBN: 076531200X

Kartoniert / Broschiert HISTORY / Military / World War II, ca. 1938 bis ca. 1946 (Zeitraum des Zweiten Weltkriegs), mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:St. Martins Press-3PL]