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| 1042 | STILWELL, Paul, ed. Assault on Normandy: First-Person Accounts from the Sea Services. xii, 312p., illus. Annapolis: NIP, 1994. ISBN: 1557507813.
Another commemorative volume based on reminiscence. |
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| 1043 | TENT, James Foster. E-Boat Alert: Defending the Normandy Invasion Fleet. xvii, 287p., bibliog., illus., index. Shrewsbury: Airlife; Annapolis: NIP, 1996. ISBN: 1853107921. Looks at German E-boat and small boat action in the Channel in the spring and summer of 1944. |
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| 1044 | THOMPSON, R. W. D-Day: Spearhead of Invasion (Pan/Ballantine Illustrated History of World War II). 160p., bibliog., illus. New York: Ballantine, 1968; London: Pan, 1972. ISBN: 0356025462.
A short account of the day and its background. |
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| 1045 | TILLMAN, Barrett. Brassey's D-Day Encyclopaedia: The Normandy Invasion A-Z. xi, 288p., bibliog., illus., index. Dulles, VA: Brassey's, 2004. ISBN: 1574887602.
A useful fact filled compendium |
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| 1046 | TOBIN, Richard L. Invasion Journal. 223p. New York: Dutton, 1944.
A war correspondent’s diary for the period April-August 1944, including some time spent on Rodney and Ramillies. |
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| 1047 | TREW, Simon. Gold Beach (Battle Zone Normandy). 191p., bibliog., illus., index. Stroud: Sutton, 2004. ISBN: 075093011X.
A detailed guide to the action on the British 50th Division beaches and to what traces of the action remain today. |
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| 1048 | TURNER, John Frayn. Invasion ’44: The Full Story of D-Day. 253p., illus. London: Harrap; New York: Putnam, 1959.
A good if routine account of the battle. |
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| 1049 | TUTE, Warren, COSTELLO, John, & HUGHES, Terry. D-Day. 256p., bibliog., illus. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1974. ISBN: 028398144X.
A good, illustrated account of the planning and the landings, to mark the thirtieth anniversary. |
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| 1050 | UNITED STATES. Department of the Army Historical Division. Utah Beach to Cherbourg, 6 June-27 June 1944 (American Forces in Action Series). xii, 214, [xiv]p., illus. Washington: USGPO, 1947. “Prepared in the field” to describe the invasion at corps level and below, as part of a series “especially for the information of wounded men.” Some naval material. Reprinted and republished on numerous occasions. |
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| 1051 | UNITED STATES. War Department Historical Division. Omaha Beachhead, 6 June-13 June 1944 (American Forces in Action Series). viii, 167, xvi p., illus. Washington: USGPO, 1945. Instant history at corps level and below. Some naval material. Reprinted and republished on numerous occasions. |
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| 1052 | VAN DER VAT, Dan. D-Day: The Greatest Invasion - A People’s History. 176p., illus., index. London: Bloomsbury, 2004. ISBN: 074756535X.
The purpose of the text, supported by many illustrations and explanatory material, is to offer the reader a clear overview — not only of who did what where and when, but also how and why they did it. |
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| 1053 | WARNER, Philip. The D Day Landings. 309p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Kimber, 1980. ISBN: 0718304470. An edited collection of reminiscences of the assault on Europe. Reprinted in paperback by Pen & Sword in 2019 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the landings, ISBN: 9781526764164. |
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| 1054 | YOUNG, Peter. D-Day. 64p., illus. London: Bison Books, 1981. ISBN: 0861240340; Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1983. ISBN: 0131961217. A very basic, heavily illustrated work from a well-known historian. |
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| 1055 | D-Day: The Role of the Met. Office. [16p.], illus. Bracknell: Meteorological Office, 1994. ISBN: 0861803094.
Although a small pamphlet, it is most informative on the fateful decision to risk the weather and land and the advice of the official government weather forecasting agency. |
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| 1056 | BROWN, John Mason. Many a Watchful Night. v, 219p., illus. New York: Whittlesey House, 1944.
A florid account of the American preparation for and action of D-Day seen by a staff officer with Admiral Kirk. Has the compensation of good photographs and some excellent drawings by American artists. |
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| 1057 | CLAMP, Arthur L. Exercises Tiger and Fabius: An Illustrated Account of the American Forces Assault Exercises Held at Slapton Sands in 1944 as a Rehearsal for Part of the D-Day Landings in France. 16p., illus. [Plymouth, author, 1983]. An early account as much concerned with the effects on the South Hams as the tragedy of Tiger. |
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| 1058 | HASWELL, Jock. The Intelligence and Deception of the D-Day Landings. 208p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Batsford, 1979. ISBN: 0713421223.
Not strictly naval, but a useful and detailed background study. |
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| 1059 | HOYT, Edwin P. The Invasion before Normandy: The Secret Battle of Slapton Sands. 212p., bibliog., illus., index. New York: Stein & Day, 1985; London: Hale,1987. ISBN: 070902598X.
An invasion rehearsal which went tragically wrong when German E-boats intervened. |
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| 1060 | INGERSOLL, Ralph. Top Secret. 285p., illus. London: Partridge; New York: Harcourt Brace, 1946.
An American Army autobiography but much concerned with the planning of Overlord. |
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| 1061 | LEWIS, Nigel. Channel Firing: The Tragedy of Exercise Tiger. xii, 308p, bibliog., illus., index. London: Viking, 1989. ISBN: 0670823988.
A journalist's account of the Slapton Sands Tragedy. Much concerned with the covering-up of the disaster, but makes good use of survivor's reminiscences. US title: Exercise Tiger, (ISBN: 0131277960). |
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