Beyond the Beach: The Allied War Against France

by Stephen A. Bourque

An important rethinking of the Normandy war narrative Beyond the Beach examines the Allied air war against France in 1944. During this period, General Dwight David Eisenhower, as Supreme Allied Commander, took control of all American, British, and Canadian air units and employed them for tactical and operational purposes over France rather than as a strategic force to attack targets deep in Germany. Using bombers as his long-range artillery, he directed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612518737
• ISBN13: 9781612518732
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"