| After D-Day: Operation Cobra and the Normandy Breakout Contributor(s): Carafano, James Jay (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811734870 ISBN-13: 9780811734875 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Offers a narrative look at Operation Cobra, the American effort to break out of the Normandy hedgerows in July 1944 and clear a path to Paris and occupied France. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Series: Stackpole Military History |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.1" W x 8.87" (1.20 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After storming the beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of France bogged down in seven weeks of grueling attrition in Normandy. On July 25, U.S. divisions under Gen. Omar Bradley launched Operation Cobra, an attempt to break out of the hedgerows and begin a war of movement across France. Despite a disastrous start, with misdropped bombs killing hundreds of GIs, Cobra proved to be one of the most pivotal battles of World War II, successfully breaking the stalemate in Normandy and clearing a path into occupied France. |