Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle That Shaped World War II in Europe by Prados, John

Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle That Shaped World War II in Europe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780451236944)

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Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle That Shaped World War II in Europe by Prados, John

Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle That Shaped World War II in Europe

$16.00
Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle That Shaped World War II in Europe by Prados, John

Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle That Shaped World War II in Europe

$16.00
Format: Paperback
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The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. It was also the crucible of combat tactics and logistic techniques that would decide the outcome of World War II...

The Battle of Normandy began on D-Day. June 6, 1944--the day that the Allied forces launched the great crusade to free Europe from the iron grip of Nazi Germany. Tightly constricted hedgerow country and bitter German resistance held the Allied advance to a crawl--until they broke through and trapped the Nazi armies. Yet within weeks of this stunning disaster, the Germans smashed the most dangerous Allied offensive yet.

How was this possible? Noted author John Prados answers this vexing question with an account that reframes the Normandy breakout. Shifting between battle action and command decisions on both sides, Normandy Crucible lucidly illustrates how this campaign molded the climactic battle for Europe.



Author: John Prados
ISBN-10: 0451236947
ISBN-13: 9780451236944
Publisher: Dutton Caliber
Language: English
Published: 07/03/2012
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
By John Prados
By John Prados
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Dr. John Prados was a Senior Research Fellow on national security, including foreign affairs, intelligence, and military subjects, at the National Security Archive. He directed the Archive's Iraq Documentation Project, as well as its Vietnam Project. He held a Ph.D. in International Relations from Columbia University. His books Unwinnable War, Keepers of the Keys (on the National Security Council) and Combined Fleet Decoded (on intelligence in the Pacific in World War II) were each nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He published articles with Vanity Fair, The Journal of American History, Scientific American, MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe.

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