What was D-Day?

"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...

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Main Author: Demuth, Patricia (Author)
Other Authors: Kenyon, David Grayson (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [2015]
Series:What was--?
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Table of Contents:
  • What was D-Day?
  • The world at war
  • A bold plan
  • Fooling Hitler
  • Countdown to D-Day
  • Dropping into darkness
  • Stormy seas
  • Bloody Omaha
  • Leaders step up
  • Mission accomplished!
  • Freedom at last
  • Timelines.