Título:
Normandy, a graphic history of D-Day : the allied invasion of Hitler's fortress Europe / written & illustrated by Wayne Vansant.
ISBN:
9781939581792
Autor personal:
Edición:
First library edition.
Información de publicación:
Lake Forest, CA : Walter Foster Publishing, a division of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc., 2016.
Descripción física:
102 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Nota general:
"First published in 2012 by Zenith Press, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc."
Contenido:
Second front now! -- How peaceful the land looked -- Hitting the beaches -- Bloody Omaha -- The skin of their teeth -- The tigers of Villers-Bocage -- Death in the hedgerows -- The devil's children -- The capital of ruins -- Blood & thunder -- The cobra strikes! -- "Come and get us!" -- Third Army rampage -- The killing ground -- "Aux barricades!".
Síntesis:
The Invasion of Normandy was the most anticipated event of WWII. A historically accurate and serious graphic narrative by Wayne Vansant, Normandy depicts the invasion of Normandy on five beaches--Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword--to the construction of Mulberry Harbors, the capture of Cherbourg, the fight for Saint-Lô and also Caen, the breakout of Patton's Third Army, the fights at the Falaise Pocket, to the liberation of Paris. Full-Color Illustrations, Maps, Table of Contents.
Término geográfico:
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DAK_521_LEXILE:
960L Lexile
DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
ocn906798004
Disponibilidad:
~0
