Battle of Normandy, 1st Edition

John Hamilton Ph.D., DABT
Published By: ABDO Publishing
ISBN-10: 1629680044
ISBN-13: 9781629680040
DDC: 940.542142
Grade Level Range: 5th Grade - 9th Grade
32 Pages | eBook
Original Copyright 2014 | Published/Released November 2014
This publication's content originally published in print form: 2014

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About

Overview

October 14, 1066. June 18, 1815. June 1–3, 1863. Find out why these dates and others will live in infamy in Great Battles. Learn what led up to the battles. Get to know key historical figures. Put yourself on the battlefield as you learn about military strategy and resulting casualties. Learn what weapons and tactics were used. Finally, discover the reasons behind the victories and losses, as well as the aftermath of each pivotal conflict in world history. Black and white and color photographs, illuminating quotations, maps, charts, a glossary, an index, and book links round out this exciting and informative series.

Table of Contents

Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
1: Prelude to Invasion.
2: Operation Overload.
3: Leaders of the Allies.
4: Leaders of the Axis.
5: Tactics and Weapons.
6: Airborne Assault.
7: Hitting the Beaches.
8: Bloody Omaha Beach.
9: The Normandy Breakout.
10: Why Did Germany Lose the Battle?.
11: The Battle's Aftermath.
Glossary.
Index.

Meet the Author

Author Bio

John Hamilton

John D. Hamilton earned a M.Sc. degree at McGill University and a Ph.D. in toxicology at the University of Cincinnati. Previously Dr. Hamilton was involved with product risk assessment as a group leader in environmental toxicology and ecological risk assessment at Rohm & Haas Company. He provided modeling, risk assessment and pollution prevention support to product development teams at Rohm & Haas. He is now a Research Associate involved in research and development for S.C. Johnson Wax...Roger Sutcliffe..Contributors:.Bob Boethling, US EPA.Vincent Nabholtz, US EPA.Krzysztof M. Jop, Science Applications International Corporation.Jon Doi, Roy F. Weston, Inc..University.Michael A. Cole, University of Illinois.Larry A. Lyons and Stephen R. Vasconcellos, Betz Laboratories, Inc..