D-Day: The Greatest Invasion - A People's History (2003)

by Dan Van der Vat, Peter Christopher (Photographer)

Other authors: John S. Eisenhower (Introduction)

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A collection of eyewitness account captures the human drama, heroism, and sacrifice of the assault on Nazi-occupied France, accompanied by personal artifacts, historical and modern photographs, and war artists' paintings.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Dan Van der Vat	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Christopher, Peter	Photographer	main author	all editions	confirmed
Eisenhower, John S.	Introduction	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Foppema, Femke	Photographer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Granatstein, J.L.	Foreword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Luĳken, Barbara	Photographer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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D-Day: The Greatest Invasion: A People's History

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2003

People/Characters

Important places

Normandy, France

Important events

World War II (1939 | 1945)

Operation Overlord (1944-06-06 | 1944-08-30)

D-Day (1944-06-06)

Related movies

The Longest Day (1962 | IMDb)

Saving Private Ryan (1998 | IMDb)

Dick Winters: Hang Tough (2012 | IMDb)

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This book is dedicated to the Canadian soldiers who landed in Normandy in June 1944 and liberated my hometown, Alkmaar in North Holland, in May 1945.

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The Anglo-American allies disagreed fundamentally on strategy for defeating the Nazis.

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A collection of eyewitness account captures the human drama, heroism, and sacrifice of the assault on Nazi-occupied France, accompanied by personal artifacts, historical and modern photographs, and war artists' paintings.

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