01804cam a2200301 i 4500 391360322 TxGeo 20190906120000.0 181119s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018055471 9780190601898 hbk. 0190601892 hbk. (OCoLC)1050132200 TxGeo rda Caddick-Adams, Peter, 1960- Sand & steel : the D-Day invasion and the liberation of France / Peter Caddick-Adams. Sand and steel. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019] xlii, 1025 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Sand and Steel gives us D-Day, arguably the greatest and most consequential military operation of modern times, beginning with the years of painstaking and costly preparation, through to the pitched battles fought along France's northern coast, from Omaha Beach to the Falaise and the push east to Strasbourg. In addition to covering the build-up to the invasion, including the elaborate and lavish campaigns to deceive Germans as to where and when the invasion would take place, Peter Caddick-Adams gives a full and detailed account of the German preparations, but the heart of the book is Caddick-Adams' narratives of the five beaches where the terrible drama played out--Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword, and the attempt by American, British, and Canadian soldiers to gain a foothold in Europe"-- Provided by publisher. 20191002. Operation Overlord. QS5