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Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A fictional account of D-Day and the Allied invasion of Europe chronicles the events of the World War II campaign and the personalities who took part, from the ordinary soldiers on the land and in the air, to such leaders as Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, and Omar Bradley, as their efforts changed the course of the war.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 42
Language
English
Description
Drawing on hundreds of oral histories as well as never-before-available information from around the world, Ambrose tells the true story of how the Allies broke through Hitler's Atlantic Wall, revealing that the intricate plan for the invasion had to be abandoned before the first shot was fire. Focusing on the 24 hours of June 6, 1944, D-Day brings to life the stories of the men and women who made history -- from top Allied and Axis strategic commanders...
Publisher
St. Clair Vision, a division of St. Clair Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
cp2004.
Language
English
Description
Included is the first episode of Frank Capra's famous Why We Fight films, "Prelude to War, " which established the rationale for the US intervention in Europe. D-Day Remembered emulates the moviegoing experience of the time by featuring vintage Warner Bros. cartoons and newsreels as well as rare USO performances by celebrities like Bob Hope, The Andrew Sisters, Martha Raye, Carol Landis and others.
Author
Series
Landmark books volume 9
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1981]
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of the battle on the coast of Normandy in June, 1944, which was the turning point of World War II.
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In March of 1944 recently appointed Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Eisenhower, meets with Prime Minister Winston Churchill. They must come up with a brilliant strategy to put an end to World War II.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
A seventeen-year-old soldier from central Virginia records his experiences in a journal as his regiment takes part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and subsequent battles to liberate France.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The story of D-Day has been told from many points of view, but never before from the perspectives of the key individuals in the Double Cross system. These include its director (a brilliant, urbane intelligence officer), a colorful assortment of MI5 handlers (as well as their counterparts in Nazi intelligence), and the five spies who formed Double Cross's nucleus: a dashing Serbian playboy, a Polish fighter pilot, a bisexual Peruvian party girl, a...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
"The magic tree house has taken Jack and Annie back in time to England in 1944. England is fighting for its life in World War II. Before long, Jack and Annie find themselves parachuting into Normandy, France, behind enemy lines. The date is June 5. Will the brave brother and sister team be able to make a difference during one of the darkest times in history?"--
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A wartime romance set against the backdrop of preparations for D-Day, (the invasion of Normandy near the close of World War II), involves an American officer and an Englishwoman who is married to a British commando.
15) D-Day 360
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
It D-Day back to its raw data to reveal how the odds of victory, in the greatest gamble of World War II, swung on what happened over a five-hour period on a five mile stretch of French coastline. Data gathered though forensic laser scanning, 3D computer modeling, and eye-witness accounts bring the battlefield to life as never before.
Author
Series
World War 2 pictorials volume 1
Publisher
[Feist Publications]
Pub. Date
[1968]
Language
English
