Название: The D-Day Encyclopedia
Автор: Коллектив
Издательство: Simon & Schuster
Год: 1994
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 730
Размер: 305,7 МБ
Язык: Английский
The Simon and Schuster Encyclopedia of World War II has long been considered a standard source because of its comprehensive, objective treatment of battles, strategies, officers, statesmen, weapons, treaties, etc. Now, in time to commemorate the upcoming fiftieth anniversary of D-Day on June 6th, comes an entirely new work on Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of northwest Europe.
The more than 400 signed entries in The D-Day Encyclopedia cover in considerable detail the period June 6-18, the latter being the date on which the beachhead was secured. Most of the 141 contributors--academicians and military professionals--are from Great Britain and the U.S., but a number are from Germany and other European countries and Canada. The coeditors, Chandler and Collins, are, respectively, a historian at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and a retired U.S. Army officer who landed at Utah Beach and now serves as a military historian. The nine-member editorial board includes an equal number of British, German, and American scholars.