The Battle for Normandy, 1944

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An accessible, authoritative introduction to D-Day for adult readers. Why did the Allies attack on D-Day? How did the Allies pick Normandy as a target? What was Operation Overload, the second front against the Nazis? JUNE 6 1944: D-Day was a deciding conflict in World War II. But the invasion was not a straightforward attack. From feeding Nazi spies false information on the attack to developing new technology like the Mulberry harbours, D-Day changed the course of the War for good. THE LARGEST SEABORNE INVASION IN HISTORY, written by historian, author, and broadcaster James Holland, is an essential introduction to the naval invasion that began the liberation of Western Europe from the Nazis.