D-Day Deception - Operation Fortitude and the Normandy Invasion

Informationen zum Autor Mary Kathryn Barbier is a professor of history at Mississippi State University, where she teaches American history, military history, and grand strategy. She is also the author of Kursk (978-0-7603-1254-4) and coauthor of Strategy and Tactics (978-0-7603-1401-2). Klappentext A much-needed reassessment of the deception operation that preceded the Allied invasion of Europe in World War II. Zusammenfassung Before landing in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allies executed an elaborate deception plan designed to prevent the Germans from concentrating forces in Normandy. The lesser-known first part, Fortitude North, suggested a threat to Norway. Fortitude South--largely through a fictitious army group under Gen. George S.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Kathryn Barbier
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2009
• EAN: 9780811735346
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-3534-6
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration