{"product_id":"striking-the-south-david-oldham-9798262703746","title":"Striking the South: From D-Day in Provence to Germany's defeat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe D-Day that history forgot.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo months after the beaches of Normandy, a second Allied armada struck the coast of France. On 15 August 1944, American and French forces stormed ashore on the Riviera in Operation Dragoon - an invasion every bit as daring as Overlord, yet almost unknown today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStriking the South\u003c\/i\u003e tells the full story: from the bitter strategic arguments between Churchill and Eisenhower, through the night drop at Le Muy and the beach assaults at Saint-Raphaël, to the liberation of Toulon and Marseille, the savage battle of Montélimar, and the triumphant entry into Strasbourg. It follows the campaign north through the Rhône valley, across the frozen Vosges, over the Rhine at Remagen, and into the ruins of the Third Reich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is history told through human voices.\u003c\/b\u003e Paratroopers scattered in fog. Moroccan goumiers climbing cliffs at dusk. Resistance fighters cutting demolition wires with household scissors. Dockworkers saving the port of Marseille under fire. Colonial soldiers fighting for a country that was not their birthplace but had claimed their loyalty. A chaplain and a grieving soldier finding grace amid the wire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by the author of \u003ci\u003eStorming the Shores\u003c\/i\u003e and drawing on unit records, war diaries, letters and memoirs, \u003ci\u003eStriking the South\u003c\/i\u003e restores Operation Dragoon to its rightful place in the story of 1944. It is a companion volume to \u003ci\u003eStorming the Shores\u003c\/i\u003e but stands entirely on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside you will find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full campaign from the Mediterranean beaches to the heart of Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe strategic debate that nearly killed the operation before it began\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe crucial role of French colonial troops from North Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Resistance uprising that saved the port of Marseille\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe battle of Montélimar - the bloodiest engagement of the campaign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe liberation of Strasbourg and the winter crisis that nearly lost it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rhine crossings and the march into Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA detailed timeline of key events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggested further reading for those who want to go deeper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Rick Atkinson, Antony Beevor, and Alex Kershaw.\u003c\/b\u003e For anyone who has walked the beaches of Normandy and wondered what happened next. For those who believe the forgotten battles deserve to be remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The second D-Day matters because victory was not won in one great stroke, but in many.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Oldham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798262703746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"David Oldham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997248205055,"sku":"9798262703746","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/striking-the-south-david-oldham-9798262703746","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}