"People of Western Europe. A landing was made this
morning on the coast of France". With these memorable
words General Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied
Expeditionary Force, announced to the world on June 6,
1944 that the Allies had begun Operation 'Overlord' to
liberate Europe. This is the full story, from its
inception, planning and preparation through to its
launch on D-Day and the days that followed. Many of the
hundreds of 'then and now' photographs have been taken
exactly 50 years later, sometimes to the precise minute,
creating a unique two-volume record of the greatest
military operation of all time.
Good in rubbed slipcase. Dustjackets creased at the edges - 706pp plus complete
index
