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Although primarily interested in military, naval, and aviation aspects of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II, military historian Tillman includes entries related to popular culture and notable D-Day historians. Topics include military equipment, vehicles, and weapons, notable military commanders, involved regiments and units, museums and memorials, and specific operations. Distributed by Books International. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This encyclopedia provides detailed entries for everything you ever wanted to know about D-Day, the invasion of Normandy. Organized alphabetically, the entries give 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 "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, Brassey's D-Day Encyclopedia is a reference tool for history buffs and for readers who want to know more about World War II's greatest campaign.
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