{"product_id":"the-americans-at-normandy-the-summer-of-1944-the-american-war-from-the-normandy-beaches-to-falaise-9780765312006","title":"The Americans at Normandy: The Summer of 1944--The American War from the Normandy Beaches to Falaise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Americans at D-Day\u003c\/i\u003e, the first volume of this series, John C. McManus showed us the American experience in Operation Overlord. Now, in this succeeding volume, he does the same for the Battle of Normandy as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNever before has the American involvement in Normandy been examined so thoroughly or exclusively as in \u003ci\u003eThe Americans at Normandy\u003c\/i\u003e. For D-Day was only one part of the battle, and victory came from weeks of sustained effort and sacrifices made by Allied soldiers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresented here is the American experience during that summer of 1944, from the aftermath of D-Day to the slaughter of the Falaise Gap, from the courageous, famed figures of Bradley, Patton, and Lightnin' Joe Collins to the lesser-known privates who toiled in torturous conditions for their country. What was this battle really like for these men? What drove them to fight against all sense and despite all obstacles? How and why did they triumph? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReminiscent of Cornelius Ryan's \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Americans at Normandy \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers into the minds of the best American strategists, into the hearts of the infantry, into hell on earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEngrossing, lightning-quick, and filled with real human sorrow and elation, The Americans at Normandy honors those Americans who lost their lives in foreign fields and those who survived. Here is their story, finally told with the depth, pathos, and historical perspective it deserves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John C. McManus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Forge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765312006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn C. McManus\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of military history at the University of Missouri. He has traveled extensively in researching his books about the American experience in World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40463827501171,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0020d44a-a840-4bae-a604-eceb4f4ead08.jpg?v=1663940722","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-americans-at-normandy-the-summer-of-1944-the-american-war-from-the-normandy-beaches-to-falaise-9780765312006","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}