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France Normandy Great Britain Military campaigns Normandy (France) History Normandy (France) History, Military Normandy (France) History, Military 20th century Normandy (France) History, Military Juvenile literature Operation Overlord World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy Juvenile literatureFlaubert, Gustave
Summary: A powerful nineteenth-century French classic depicting the moral degeneration of a weak-willed woman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Heritage Press 1978
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FLAHopkinson, Deborah
Summary: "The WWII invasion of Allied troops into German-occupied Europe, known as D-Day, was the largest military endeavor in history. By the time it occurred on June 6, 1944, Hitler and the Axis powers had a chokehold grip on the European continent, which the Allies called "Fortress Europe." Behind enemy lines, Nazi Germany was engaged in the mass extermination of the Jewish people and the oppression...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2018
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Summary: "For families of the heroes who fought on the beaches of Normandy during World War II, for fans of Saving Private Ryan, or for traveler interested in history, here is the complete guide to visiting one of the world's most historic battlefields. The D-Day Visitor's Handbook includes everything you need to know to plan and make your visit to the site of the biggest seaborne invasion in history....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.43 NORMANDY DENGratz, Alan
Summary: It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Gratz 2019Summary: "On June 6, 1944, the greatest military operation in the history of the world succeeded in landing more than 150,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Northern France. Before the battle of Normandy was won in late August, these troops endured some of the most costly fighting of World War II. This video looks back sixty years on this awesome military event from the point of view of soldiers,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FamilyNet 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV OVETarshis, Lauren
Summary: When Paul, a French boy living in a Nazi controlled village, finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home, he has a chance to play a role in the Allies plan to crush the Nazis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION TARSummary: The history of the Normans is a chronicle of the roots of modern society, religion and politics. This landmark three-part series presents the epic story of the Normans as it has never been told before.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NORSummary: Having moved to a rustic farm with her older husband, Gemma soon tires of their simpler life and finds distraction in a torrid affair with a handsome young aristocrat. Meanwhile, Martin, a local baker and lover of literature, becomes besotted with Gemma, but also fears she may suffer the same fate as the heroine in his favorite novel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF GEMSummary: Includes an overview of World War II from the German Blitzkeieg to the Allies' bloody battle for Berlin, as well as the desert war in northern Africa, the landing of the Allies and the brutal German counterattack at Anzio, and the largest amphibious assault in world history, the Normandy invasion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WORBalkoski, Joseph.
Summary: Follows the movements of the 29th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army over the course of forty-five days of combat during the Normandy campaign.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 BALAmbrose, Stephen E.
Summary: Stephen E. Ambrose draws from hundreds of interviews with US Army veterans and the brave Allied soldiers who fought alongside them to create this exceptional account of the day that shaped the twentieth century. D-Day is above all the epic story of men at the most demanding moment of their existence, when the horrors, complexities and triumphs of life are laid bare and courage and heroism come...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. K. Hall 1998
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.54 AMBAmbrose, Stephen E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 AMBBrinkley, Douglas.
Summary: The heavy U.S. and British warships poised in the English Channel had eighteen targets on their bombardment list for D-Day morning. The 100-foot promontory known as Pointe du Hoc--where six big German guns were ensconced--was number one. General Omar Bradley called knocking out the Nazi defenses at the Pointe the toughest of any task assigned on June 6, 1944. Under the bulldoggish command of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.5421 BRIMilton, Giles
Summary: A chronicle of the first twenty-four hours of the D-Day invasion shares the perspectives of a diverse range of Allied, German, and French contributors to explore the conflict's strategic mastery and human realities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.54 MILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 MILCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wars MiltonBeevor, Antony
Summary: From critically acclaimed world historian, Antony Beevor, this is the first major account in more than twenty years to cover the whole invasion from June 6, 1944, right up to the liberation of Paris on August 25. It is the first book to describe not only the experiences of the American, British, Canadian, and German soldiers, but also the terrible suffering of the French caught up in the fighting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.5421 BEEBurgett, Donald R. (Donald Robert)
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2000
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.5421 BURGEKershaw, Robert J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 1994
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Summary: The sinking of the White Ship on the 25th November 1120 is one of the greatest disasters that England has ever suffered. Its repercussions would change English and European history for ever. King Henry I was sailing for England in triumph after four years of fighting the French. Congregating with the king at the port of Barfleur on that freezing night was the cream of Anglo-Norman society,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Collins 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.916336 SPEAmbrose, Stephen E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1994
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.54 AMBDemuth, Patricia
Summary: "In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, an armada of 7,000 ships carrying 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Up until then the Allied forces had suffered serious defeats, yet D-Day, as the invasion was called, spelled the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany and the Third Reich. Readers will dive into the heart of the action and discover how it was planned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 DEMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 DEMHamilton, John
Summary: Chronicles the Allied efforts to invade Europe through Normandy during World War II, covering the lead-up to the invasion, the invasion itself, and the results of the battle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 HASHesketh, Roger Fleetwood
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2000