One of the most famous operations of World War II, D-Day marked the beginning of the liberation of the Western Front from Nazi control. Preparations for the invasion began in 1943 with a false invasion code named Operation Bodyguard enacted to deceive and mislead Germany.
On June 6, 1944, nearly 5,000 leading and assault crafts were launched and 160,000 allied troops cross the English Channel. A minimum of 10,000 Allied troops lost their lives that day along with approximately 1,000 German troops.
Below is an annotated bibliography from our librarians at the Sullivan Family Library so you can learn more about this momentous day in world history.
D-Day 360 [Video file]. (2014). Retrieved May 24, 2019, from https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=103281&xtid=131323 Stripping D-Day to raw data to reveal how the odds of victory, the greatest gamble in WWII, swung along the 5-mile stretch of French coastline. Blends forensic laser scanning, 3-D computer modeling, and eye-witness accounts to present this major day in world history as it has never been seen before
Lusted, Marcia A. (2014). D-Day: The Normandy Invasion. Minneapolis, MN: ABDO Publishing.
Explores the planning and espionage prior to the invasion, the events of the Normandy landing, the military equipment used, and the aftermath of the battle. Also discussed is the military context of the invasion, including events in the war that made the landing possible and necessary and the mission's significance in ending the war in Europe. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web sites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts.
This unique encyclopedia provides detailed entries for everything you ever wanted to know about D-Day, the invasion of Normandy. Organized alphabetically, the entries give detailed descriptions of weapons, equipment, divisions, air and naval units, geography, terminology, personalities, and more. 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, The D-Day Encyclopedia is an indispensable reference tool for history buffs and great browsing for readers who want to know more about World War II.
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