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Discusses the events and personalities involved in the momentous Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Drez, Ronald J., 1940-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : National Geographic, c2004.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy > Juvenile nonfiction. Operation Overlord > Juvenile nonfiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Germany > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Discusses the events and personalities involved in the momentous Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944.
Physical Description:	61 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index.
ISBN:	0792269659 (lib. bdg.) 0792266668
Author Notes:	Ronald J. Drez has a master's degree in history from the University of New Orleans and is an assistant director and research fellow at the university's Eisenhower Center. He worked closely with the late Stephen Ambrose to interview D-Day veterans for Ambrose's Band of Brothers and for his own book Voices of D-Day, which as awarded the George Washington Honor Medal from Freedom's Foundation at Valley Forge. He is also the author of Twenty-Five Years of War and has written and edited numerous magazine articles about World War II. As President of Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours, he regularly leads tours to Normandy and other World War II battle sites. A highly decorated marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Drez lives in New Orleans with his wife. He has four children and eight grandchildren.