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Normandy Crucible

The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War II in Europe

The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War II in Europe

By John Prados

By John Prados

By John Prados

By John Prados

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Jul 03, 2012 | ISBN 9780451236944

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Jul 05, 2011 | ISBN 9781101516614

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    About Normandy Crucible

    The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. It was also the crucible of combat tactics and logistic techniques that would decide the outcome of World War II…

    The Battle of Normandy began on D-Day. June 6, 1944—the day that the Allied forces launched the great crusade to free Europe from the iron grip of Nazi Germany. Tightly constricted hedgerow country and bitter German resistance held the Allied advance to a crawl—until they broke through and trapped the Nazi armies. Yet within weeks of this stunning disaster, the Germans smashed the most dangerous Allied offensive yet.

    How was this possible? Noted author John Prados answers this vexing question with an account that reframes the Normandy breakout. Shifting between battle action and command decisions on both sides, Normandy Crucible lucidly illustrates how this campaign molded the climactic battle for Europe.

    About Normandy Crucible

    A military intelligence expert examines the most formative battle of World War II.

    The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. Millions of soldiers battling for control of Europe were thrust onto the front lines of a massive war unlike any experienced in history. But the greatest of clashes would prove to be the crucible in which the outcome of World War II would be decided.

    Author John Prados tells the story of how and why the tactics and battle plans of Normandy proved so formative, and reconstructs the climactic Allied Normandy breakout from both sides of the battle lines.

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    About John Prados

    Dr. John Prados was a Senior Research Fellow on national security, including foreign affairs, intelligence, and military subjects, at the National Security Archive. He directed the Archive’s Iraq Documentation Project, as well as its Vietnam Project. He held a Ph.D…. More about John Prados

    About John Prados

    Dr. John Prados was a Senior Research Fellow on national security, including foreign affairs, intelligence, and military subjects, at the National Security Archive. He directed the Archive’s Iraq Documentation Project, as well as its Vietnam Project. He held a Ph.D…. More about John Prados

    Product Details

    Category: World War II Military History | European World History

    Paperback | $24.00
    Published by Dutton Caliber
    Jul 03, 2012 | 352 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9780451236944

    Category: World War II Military History | European World History

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Dutton Caliber
    Jul 05, 2011 | 336 Pages | ISBN 9781101516614

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    Praise

    "Prados reframes the Normandy Campaign and, in so doing, tells us the story we do not know." — Mark Perry, Author of Partners in Command: George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower

    “A fresh point of view…Prados has done his homework, writes fine battle descriptions and makes a convincing case that events during the summer of 1944 predicted the subsequent course of the war.” — Kirkus Reviews

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