Major and Mrs. Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Normandy Landings
Toni and Valmai Holt have received considerable attention for their remarkable guides to the World War I battlefields of The Somme and Ypres. They have now produced a similar volume for the World War It battlefields associated with the Normandy landings. The Holt guides are aimed at those wishing to make an extensive tour of the battlefield, but also make for gripping reading for those simply wishing to know more details about this historic region.\ This full color guide is divided into a...
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With more than 300 areas of interest, a visit to the Normandy Beaches can be a challenging mission. To help, here is a detailed and comprehensive guide book created expressly for those traveling to this impressive destination. Five easy-to-follow itineraries guide the visitor around the main sites and features, memorials, museums, and cemeteries of the D-Day Landing beaches. The book is filled with color and black-and-white local maps; useful tourist information as well as a wealth of historical background regarding each site and memorial; and "D-Day Memories'' that provide unforgettable anecdotes from those who were there on that historic day. Includes a two-sided 19" x 27" full-color fold-out map that shows the assault formations for UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, and SWORD beaches; the air assault formations around St. Mere Eglise and Pegasus Bridge; the D-Day objectives; and the ground gained on D-Day. Color photos and black-and-white maps.
