The D-Day Landing Beaches: The Guide

6th June 1944: the Allies land in Normandy. Nearly 5,000 ships carrying tens of thousands of fighting units supported by an imposing aerial force. With this colourful new guide you can retrace step-by-step every important moment of this famous day in history: * The training in Britain * The German defences * The invasion strategy * * Sector-by-sector operations * The British, Canadian & American beaches * * What happened on Sword and Gold beaches * Tragedy at Omaha * * Canadians on Juno * U.S. Rangers assault on the Pointe du Hoc * * Paratroop operations * Liberation of Ranville & St-Mere-Eglise on 5th June *