04101cam a2200433 i 4500 1486593709 TxAuBib 20240806120000.0 240126s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024004276 9781668027813 hardcover 166802781X hardcover 9781668027820 trade paperback 1668027828 trade paperback (OCoLC)1405187918 TxAuBib rda Graff, Garrett M., 1981-, author. When the sea came alive : an oral history of D-Day / by Garrett M. Graff. Oral history of D-Day. New York : Avid Reader Press, [2024] ©2024. xxv, 576 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Maps on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-544) and index. Foreword -- Part I: A world at war. War begins -- War comes to America -- 1943 -- The start of SHAEF -- Crossing the pond -- The American invasion -- Building the Atlantic Wall -- Keeping secrets -- Operation Fortitude -- The Mulberry Plan -- At Slapton Sands -- Exercise Tiger -- The transportation plan -- Picking the date -- Into the sausages -- Keep calm and carry on -- Learning the details -- Spring in Normandy with the Germans -- The D-Day weather forecast -- Part II: The landing. A note on chronology and military terminology -- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's order of the day -- Paratroopers take off -- Operation Coup de Main -- The 6th airborne arrives in Normandy -- The paratrooper skytrain -- Night in the hedgerows -- Liberation comes to Sainte-̈Mre-⁹glise -- Neptune rises -- Confusing the enemy -- Ashore in Normandy -- In the air over the beaches -- Heading ashore at Utah -- Naval forces at Utah -- The second wave at Utah -- The rangers at Pointe du Hoc -- Omaha beach -- Into the devil's garden -- Ashore at Omaha -- Getting off Omaha beach -- Afloat off Omaha beach --Jig sector, Gold beach -- The Green Howards take King sector -- Ashore at Juno -- Sword beach -- The news spreads -- Part III: The end of D-Day. Holding the eastern flank -- The walking wounded -- The Battle of La Fïre Bridge -- Afternoon for the Germans -- End of D-Day -- Epilogue. "From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist for Watergate comes the most up-to-date and complete account of D-Day--the largest seaborne invasion in history and the moment that secured the Allied victory in World War II. D-Day is one of history's greatest and most unbelievable military and human triumphs. Though the full campaign lasted just over a month, the surprise landing of over 150,000 Allied troops on the morning of June 6, 1944, is understood to be the moment that turned the tide for the Allied forces and ultimately led to the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II. Now, a new book from bestselling author and historian Garrett M. Graff explores the full impact of this world-changing event--from the secret creation of landing plans by top government and military officials and organization of troops, to the moment the boat doors opened to reveal the beach where men fought for their lives and the future of the free world. Fascinating, action-packed, and filled with impressive detail, When the Sea Came Alive captures a human drama like no other, and offers a fitting tribute to the men and women of the Greatest Generation"-- Provided by publisher. 20240806. World war, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy Personal narratives. Operation Overlord. Normandy (France) History, Military 20th century. TXKIP