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World War Two: D-Day to Berlin
Hitler knew an invasion was imminent,; he didn't know when or where, and numerous false trails were laid to throw the German High Command off the Normandy scent. Even after the mass landings on D-Day (6 June 1944) - the largest invasion fleet in military history - Hitler expected an attack elsewhere in his 'Atlantic Wall'. The Allies soon had a million troops on the ground from that moment Germany's defeat was assured.
Paris was liberated before August was out, and the Allies advanced into Belgium and Holland. With the Red Army also on the march in the east, making inroads into Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia, the net was closing in. There was a final salvo in Belgium's Ardennes Forest, the fames Battle of the Bulge, but once that was arrested it was merely a question of which army would take Berlin. Long before that happened in April 1945, Allie leaders had turned their thoughts to dealing with the vanquished state. Churchill was also casting a wary eye at Stalin as the victors began playing a political as well as a military game.
Superbly illustrated with photographs from the Daily Mail archives, 'World War Two: D-Day to Berlin' captures the significant turning point of the war in Europe.
Paris was liberated before August was out, and the Allies advanced into Belgium and Holland. With the Red Army also on the march in the east, making inroads into Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia, the net was closing in. There was a final salvo in Belgium's Ardennes Forest, the fames Battle of the Bulge, but once that was arrested it was merely a question of which army would take Berlin. Long before that happened in April 1945, Allie leaders had turned their thoughts to dealing with the vanquished state. Churchill was also casting a wary eye at Stalin as the victors began playing a political as well as a military game.
Superbly illustrated with photographs from the Daily Mail archives, 'World War Two: D-Day to Berlin' captures the significant turning point of the war in Europe.
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48 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2012
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January 3, 2026
4.0 ⭐
GENRE - NON-FICTION
PAGES - 48
The book is a history in the pictures edition of World War 2 which covers the period between D-Day landings until the capture of Berlin and the end of the War in Europe.
Alongside pictures stories of the War have been shared making the book interesting.
A must read if you are interested in reading material of World Wars.
HAPPY READING 🙏🌹❣️
GENRE - NON-FICTION
PAGES - 48
The book is a history in the pictures edition of World War 2 which covers the period between D-Day landings until the capture of Berlin and the end of the War in Europe.
Alongside pictures stories of the War have been shared making the book interesting.
A must read if you are interested in reading material of World Wars.
HAPPY READING 🙏🌹❣️
June 25, 2017
'World War Two: D-Day to Berlin' is superbly illustrated from the Daily Mail archives and, beginning with the significant turning point of the war in Europe, D-Day, it captures the events that led to the ultimate victory.
'Operation Overlord' as the D-Day landings were code-named was supported by 'Pluto', a pipeline laid across the seabed from the Isle of Wight to Normandy in order to ensure the enormous army had enough oil supplies once the invasion was underway. And 'enormous' is the adjective to use for it is only when one sees the magnificent photographs in this book that one realises the extent of the forces and equipment that was employed on this operation.
It was General Eisenhower that gave the order for the long-awaited attack on the Normandy beaches when 5,000 ships, manned by nearly 200,000 naval personnel, provided the greatest armada of all time. British troops were designated to take the Gold and Sword beaches while American troops attacked on Omaha (shades of Peyton Manning and his calls) and Utah beaches. And the constant stream of supplies helped keep the 600,000 men, who were beginning the reclamation of Europe on Omaha beach, going.
This was the beginning of a series of assaults, including the Battle of Falaise Gap, where 50,000 Germans were captured, the Battle of the Bulge, the liberation of Paris, the reclaiming of Brussels and Operation Market Garden, where Montgomery's daring plan sent 30,000 troops to the Rhine in the Netherlands to secure the territory. And at the end of a nine-day battle there were nearly 8,000 dead, wounded or taken prisoner.
Back in England, the V2 terror in London is covered when Smithfield Market was destroyed and then it is on to the Allies pouring into Germany, the bombing of Germany's industrial heartland and the release of prisoners from the horror of the death camps, the last named a series of events that is graphically and horrendously depicted.
The final events were VE Day, with some great photographs of celebrations, and the welcome home that many of the heroes were given. All-in-all it is a nostalgic book that relives all the dramatic moments and the horrors of the latter days of World War II.
'Operation Overlord' as the D-Day landings were code-named was supported by 'Pluto', a pipeline laid across the seabed from the Isle of Wight to Normandy in order to ensure the enormous army had enough oil supplies once the invasion was underway. And 'enormous' is the adjective to use for it is only when one sees the magnificent photographs in this book that one realises the extent of the forces and equipment that was employed on this operation.
It was General Eisenhower that gave the order for the long-awaited attack on the Normandy beaches when 5,000 ships, manned by nearly 200,000 naval personnel, provided the greatest armada of all time. British troops were designated to take the Gold and Sword beaches while American troops attacked on Omaha (shades of Peyton Manning and his calls) and Utah beaches. And the constant stream of supplies helped keep the 600,000 men, who were beginning the reclamation of Europe on Omaha beach, going.
This was the beginning of a series of assaults, including the Battle of Falaise Gap, where 50,000 Germans were captured, the Battle of the Bulge, the liberation of Paris, the reclaiming of Brussels and Operation Market Garden, where Montgomery's daring plan sent 30,000 troops to the Rhine in the Netherlands to secure the territory. And at the end of a nine-day battle there were nearly 8,000 dead, wounded or taken prisoner.
Back in England, the V2 terror in London is covered when Smithfield Market was destroyed and then it is on to the Allies pouring into Germany, the bombing of Germany's industrial heartland and the release of prisoners from the horror of the death camps, the last named a series of events that is graphically and horrendously depicted.
The final events were VE Day, with some great photographs of celebrations, and the welcome home that many of the heroes were given. All-in-all it is a nostalgic book that relives all the dramatic moments and the horrors of the latter days of World War II.
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