12 incredible facts about the D-Day invasion / Lois Sepahban.
Examines the 12 most amazing facts about the D-day invasion. Full-color spreads provide information about the events critical moments, key players, and lasting effects paired with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and a timeline.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781632351289
- ISBN: 1632351285
- ISBN: 9781632351715
- ISBN: 1632351714
- Physical Description: 32 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Mankato, Minnesota : Peterson Publishing Company, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | World War II rages on after five years -- Veteran General Eisenhower takes command -- Normandy is prime spot for invasion -- Bad weather delays D-Day -- Secret messages sent to French resistance -- Germany riddles the coast with perils -- Pathfinders jump at midnight -- "Hitler's Buzz Saw" rips holes in landing craft -- Troops at Utah Beach land off course -- Some tanks attack, others sink -- Brutal battle for Omaha Beach lasts 18 hours -- D-Day is the beginning of the end of the war -- 12 key dates. |
Target Audience Note: | 770 Lexile. |
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Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy > Juvenile literature. |
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- 4 of 5 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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Adams PL Sys. - Geneva Branch | J 940.54 SEP (Text) | 34207001993428 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Barton Rees Pogue Mem. PL - Upland | J 940.542 SEP (Text) | 76277000037259 | Juvenile Nonfiction* | Available | - |
Hussey-Mayfield Mem. PL - Zionsville | j 940.5421 SEPAHBAN (Text) | 33946003124141 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/09/2024 |
Kirklin PL - Kirklin | j940.54 Sep (Text) | 34123000187914 | Children's Library, 1st Floor | Available | - |
Wolcott PL - Wolcott | J NF 940.54 SEP (Text) | 34911000380186 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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Describes the D-Day invasion, providing information on events leading up to the turning point of World War II, such as Eisenhower taking command of the Allied Expeditionary Force and the push from Normandy to take Paris from Germany.