{"product_id":"sand-and-steel-the-d-day-invasion-and-the-liberation-of-france-9780190601898","title":"Sand and Steel: The D-Day Invasion and the Liberation of France","description":"Peter Caddick-Adams's account of the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 matches the monumental achievement of his book on the Battle of the Bulge, \u003cem\u003eSnow and Steel\u003c\/em\u003e, which Richard Overy has called the \"standard history of this climactic confrontation in the West.\" \u003cem\u003eSand and Steel\u003c\/em\u003e gives us D-Day, arguably the greatest and most consequential military operation of modern times, beginning with the years of painstaking and costly preparation, through to the pitched battles fought along France's northern coast, from Omaha Beach to the Falaise and the push east to Strasbourg. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to covering the build-up to the invasion, including the elaborate and lavish campaigns to deceive Germans as to where and when the invasion would take place, Caddick-Adams gives a full and detailed account of the German preparations: the formidable Atlantikwall and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's plans to make Europe impregnable-plans not completed by June 6. \u003cem\u003eSand and Steel\u003c\/em\u003e reveals precisely what lay in wait for the Allies. But the heart of the book is Caddick-Adams' narratives of the five beaches where the terrible drama played out--\u003cem\u003eUtah\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOmaha\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGold\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJuno\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSword\u003c\/em\u003e, and the attempt by American, British, and Canadian soldiers to gain a foothold in Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Allied invasion of Europe involved mind-boggling logistics, including orchestrating the largest flotilla of ships ever assembled. Its strategic and psychological demands stretched the Allies to their limits, testing the strengths of the bonds of Anglo-American leadership. Drawing on first-hand battlefield research, personal testimony and interviews, and a commanding grasp of all the archives and literature, Caddick-Adams's gripping book, published on the 75th anniversary of the events, does Operations Overlord and Neptune full justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190601898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 2.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2019 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peter Caddick-Adams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635053129884,"sku":"9780190601898","price":34.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1fd7f720-7ded-4e78-b96e-f7c22c5ae7e7.jpg?v=1603838412","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sand-and-steel-the-d-day-invasion-and-the-liberation-of-france-9780190601898","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}