05646cam a2200541 4500 1312442843 TxAuBib 20240607120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781668027837 1668027836 B0CL5G9HJ7 Amazon ab431984-2ab4-494c-b3d8-5e2290ceceb0 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10217188 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Graff, Garrett M. When the Sea Came Alive [Libby] : An Oral History of D-Day. Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2024. World War II. War. FDR. eisenhower. D-Day. Normandy. Military. Pulitzer Prize. watergate. History. Oral History. Patton. band of brothers. saving private ryan. Omaha Beach. stephen ambrose. the only plane in the sky. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 89MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. History. Military. Nonfiction. HTML:"Absolutely gripping." —Ron Charles, The Washington Post <li> "There's ample works chronicling the June 6, 1944 landing during World War II that ultimately led to the downfall of Nazi Germany...weaves together hundreds of eyewitness accounts to create a history that stands alongside [them]." —Associated Press <ul> <li>"Gripping and propulsive...Readers will be spellbound." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) • "A masterpiece of oral history...stirring, surprising, grim, joyous, moving, and always riveting." —Evan Thomas From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist for Watergate comes the most up-to-date and complete account of D-Day—the largest seaborne invasion in history and the moment that secured the Allied victory in World War II. June 6, 1944—known to us all as D-Day—?is one of history's greatest and most unbelievable military triumphs. Though the full campaign lasted a little over two months, the surprise sunrise landing of more than 150,000 Allied troops on the beaches of occupied northern France is one of the most consequential days of the 20th century. It was the moment that turned the tide for the Allied forces and ultimately led to the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II, freeing Europe from the clutches of fascism and tragedy. In the decades since, countless stories of bravery, brotherhood, and sacrifice have made up and sustained our collective memory. Now, Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff, historian and author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Watergate, brings them all together in a one-of-a-kind oral history that explores this seminal event in vivid, heart-pounding detail. The story begins in the opening months of the 1940s, as the Germany army tightens its grip around eastern and western Europe, seizing control of entire nations on the ground and bombarding others into submission by air. The United States, who has resolved to remain neutral, is forced to enter the conflict after an unexpected attack by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor. For the second time in fifty years, the world is at war, with the stakes higher than they've ever been before. Then, in 1943, as morale and resources start to wane, Allied leaders ?Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet in Casablanca to discuss a new plan for victory: a coordinated invasion of occupied France, led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Failure, it is understood, is not an option. Over the next eighteen months, under the codename OVERLORD and a deep veil of secrecy, the large-scale action is organized, mobilizing soldiers across Europe by land, sea, and sky. And when the day comes, it is unlike anything the world has ever seen. These moments and more are seen in real time, through the eyes of those who experienced them: the children and citizens whose towns are suddenly populated by troops training on the coast of England; the COSSAC planners bent over maps and meteorological reports, making sure that every scenario is planned through; the airmen and paratroopers glancing out the sides of their planes, ready to jump into occupied territory and fight; the intelligence operatives seeding disinformation with the enemy so that they don't catch on to the Allied plan; the army correspondents and journalists taken along for the ride, unaware that they will have a front seat to history; the generals and leaders upon whom the weight of their mission rests; and the young men, with no idea of what awaits them, boarding landing craft bound for Normandy, ready to lay down their lives for a cause...</li> </ul> </li>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-06-07 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ab431984-2ab4-494c-b3d8-5e2290ceceb0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ab431984-2ab4-494c-b3d8-5e2290ceceb0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ab431984-2ab4-494c-b3d8-5e2290ceceb0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXLVP