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Peter Caddick-Adams's account of the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 matches the monumental achievement of his book on the Battle of the Bulge,__Snow and Steel__, which Richard Overy has called the "standard history of this climactic confrontation in the West."__Sand and Steel__gives us D-Day, arguably the greatest and most consequential military operation of modern times, beginning with the years of painstaking and costly preparation, through to the pitched battles fought along France's northern coast, from Omaha Beach to the Falaise and the push east to Strasbourg.In addition to covering the build-up to the invasion, including the elaborate and lavish campaigns to deceive Germans as to where and when the invasion would take place, Caddick-Adams gives a full and detailed account of the German preparations: the formidable Atlantikwall and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's plans to make Europe impregnable-plans not completed by June 6.__Sand and Steel__reveals precisely what lay in wait for the Allies. But the heart of the book is Caddick-Adams' narratives of the five beaches where the terrible drama played out--__Utah__,__Omaha__,__Gold__,__Juno__, and__Sword__, and the attempt b

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Author

Peter Caddick-Adams

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780190601911

Category

history

Subjects

History, Military History, Humanities

Rating

4.7 / 5 (251 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14