The Allies invaded the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944. Celebrate their accomplishments by reading one of these books on the D-Day landing.
Ten days to D-Day : citizens and soldiers on the eve of theinvasion / David Stafford
A sixtieth-anniversary commemoration of D-Day draws on unpublished diaries and letters to present an account of the Normandy invasion as experienced by ten everyday men and women, including an American paratrooper, a teenage decoding specialist, and a member of the French resistance
D-Day : the greatest invasion-- a people's history / Dan Van der Vat
A collection of eyewitness account captures the human drama, heroism, and sacrifice of the assault on Nazi-occupied France, accompanied by personal artifacts, historical and modern photographs, and war artists' paintings.
D-Day, June 6, 1944 : the climactic battle of World War II / Stephen E. Ambrose
Chronicles the events, politics, and personalities of this pivotal day in World War II and examines the ramifications of the battle.