D-Day Encyclopedia: Everything You Want to Know About the Normandy Invasion

by Barrett Tillman

Overview

This unique encyclopedia provides detailed entries for everything you ever wanted to know about D-Day, the invasion of Normandy. Organized alphabetically, the entries give detailed descriptions of weapons, equipment, divisions, air and naval units, geography, terminology, personalities, and more. Every Allied division that crossed the English Channel on June 6, 1944 has its own listing as do the major Axis divisions that fought them. Brief biographies of major military and political leaders on both sides provide a handy who's who of the campaign. The book also includes entries for related popular culture: GI slang, the best movies about D-Day, and major writers such as Stephen Ambrose and Cornelius Ryan. Cross-references make the book easy to use. With hundreds of entries, The D-Day Encyclopedia is an indispensable reference tool for history buffs and great browsing for readers who want to know more about World War II.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621572879
Publisher:	Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date:	06/03/2014
Series:	World War II Collection
Edition description:	Anniversary Edition
Pages:	391
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Barrett Tillman grew up flying and has spent hundreds of hours in historic aircraft. His cockpit perspective gives his
writing about aerial warfare an unmatched immediacy. The author of more than forty books, including Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler’s War Machine and Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, he is a familiar television commentator, with credits on the History Channel and National Geographic Channel. His work has been cited in dozens of history books and integrated into coursework by the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. Tillman lives in Mesa, Arizona, with his wife, Sally.

Editorial Reviews

"This encyclopedia is an extraordinary contribution to the literature of D-Day. Thoroughly researched, engagingly presented, and filled with useful insights, comments, and nuggets of valuable information, this is an indispensable must-have reference for all military historians."
—Richard P. Hallion, former historian of the U.S. Air Force and author of Strike from the Sky: The History of Battlefield Air Attack, 1911–1945

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