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Zusatztext In Neptune, prolific naval historian and longtime US Naval Academy professor (now emeritus) Craig Symonds describes in fascinating detail Allied planning and preparation for the defeat of Germany in 1944 . . . Neptune fills a lacuna in D-day literature by its unusually thorough treatment of the naval requirements for the successful invasion of northern Europe. And, too, his extensive use of archival materials and relevant personal papers and documents allows him to elucidate the naval planning, preparation, and organization for Operation Neptune in far greater detail than do previous works." Informationen zum Autor Craig L. Symonds is Professor of History Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy. He is the author of many books on American naval history, including The Battle of Midway and Lincoln and His Admirals, co-winner of the Lincoln Prize in 2009. Klappentext An account of D-Day by the man whose work James McPherson says entitles him to first rank among military historians. Zusammenfassung An account of D-Day by the man whose work James McPherson says "entitles him to first rank among military historians." Inhaltsverzeichnis PROLOGUE 1. Germany First 2. ARCADIA 3. "We've Got to Go to Europe and Fight " 4. The Mediterranean Tar Baby 5. Casablanca to COSSAC 6. Brits and Yanks 7. "Some Damn Things Called LST's " 8. SHAEF and ANCXF 9. Duck, Fox, Beaver, Tiger 10. "O.K. We'll Go " 11. D-Day: The Invasion 12. D-Day: The Beaches 13. D-Day: The Crisis 14. "The Shoreline Was Just a Shambles " 15. "A Field of Ruins " EPILOGUE
List of contents
- PROLOGUE
- 1. Germany First
- 2. ARCADIA
- 3. "We've Got to Go to Europe and Fight "
- 4. The Mediterranean Tar Baby
- 5. Casablanca to COSSAC
- 6. Brits and Yanks
- 7. "Some Damn Things Called LST's "
- 8. SHAEF and ANCXF
- 9. Duck, Fox, Beaver, Tiger
- 10. "O.K. We'll Go "
- 11. D-Day: The Invasion
- 12. D-Day: The Beaches
- 13. D-Day: The Crisis
- 14. "The Shoreline Was Just a Shambles "
- 15. "A Field of Ruins "
- EPILOGUE
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Excellent... Symonds has produced a terrific account of the heroic role the U.S. Navy played in making the D-Day landings a success." Charleston Post and Courier
