After D-Day: Operation Cobra and the Normandy Breakout

by James Jay Carafano

Book Overview

After storming the beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of France bogged down in seven weeks of grueling attrition in Normandy. On July 25, U.S. divisions under Gen. Omar Bradley... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555878857
• ISBN13: 9781555878856
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.

Customer Reviews

accessible history

James Carafano has succeeded in writing a very interesting and accessible history of a battle much ignored until now. I think even non-historians will find his easy reading style and revealing insights a pleasure. Former WWII soldiers should find it especially exciting to read. The book has been so thoroughly researched that it could be used as a guide for retracing the battle in France. I would recommend it to anyone planning a visit to Normandy. I wish the maps were a bit more complete and pictures had been included but all in all, Carafano's imagery makes up for that.