Young, Brigadier Peter

D-Day

London: Bison Books Limited, 1981. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0883655519. Very Good with no dust jacket; B&W Photographs; 64 pages.

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Book number: 18903

Catalogue: Military::World War II

Keywords: 0883655519 Young, Brigadier World War II D-day Illustrated Photographs Battles

Young, Brigadier Peter,

D-DAY.

Bison Books, London, ND (copyright 1981), 64pp, half tone photo pictorial half title, coloured photo pictorial double title, double page map, coloured and half tone photo ills. throughout, coloured endpapers, oversize 11 x 8.5 inches approx.), navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the preparations for and launch of the greatest airborne and amphibious assault ever made, the invasion of Normandy in June, 1944, written by a veteran of the campaign , then a Lieutenant-Colonel in command of 6 Commando of the First Special Service Brigade, a little rubbed at extrems., 7 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: unpriced, lightly rubbed at tips, very good in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 38511

Catalogue: WW2 - Combined/Special Operations

Keywords: war ww2 france normandy invasion

Brigadier Peter Young

D-Day

Bison Books 1981 Hardback, 64pp. Focuses on the Normandy Invasion. This is a picture book with a fair share of writing about what happened on June 6 and 7, 1944. On that date, British, Free French, American, and Canadian forces assaulted five beaches in Nazi occupied Normandy. Young details the battles that happened on the day of invasion, and one day after. What I found good in this book is the detail Young puts into the numbers. Five Divisions on the initial assault day versus 40 divisions in Nazi occupied Western Europe. If only the Germans were able to concentrate their numerical superiority on the day of invasion, they could have easily defeated the invasion. Instead, as Young points out, they tried to defend too many areas, and spread their forces too thin. Even placing experienced divisions into the likely areas could have defeated the invasion. The Allies deception on where they were going to land spread the German forces in many unlikely areas. This is how the Germans were defeated. Large; Heavy; Owner's Name inside. Dust jacket has been covered in a clear plastic laminate which has peeled slightly on the front cover. (ISBN: 9780861240340). Good.

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Book number: 1570784

Catalogue: General

Keywords: History, War9780861240340 9780861240340

YOUNG, BRIGADIER PETER

D-Day

United Kingdom: Bison Books, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0861240340. Very Good 1st Edition hardcover in Very Good dustjacket. Clean blue cloth boards, lightly bumped to corners. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages. Unclipped dustjacket very lightly bumped to extremities. Lightly foxed internally. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 61997

Catalogue: Military History: World War II

Keywords: 0861240340 D Day Operation Overlord