D-Day Landings: The Story of the Allied Invasion

by Richard Platt

Paperback, 2004

Status

Checked out
Due Apr 1, 2024

Local notes

940.54 Pla

Barcode

5843

Collection

Publication

DK CHILDREN (2004), Paperback, 32 pages

Description

Describes the background, events, and consequences of the Allied landing in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.

Original publication date

2004

Physical description

32 p.; 9 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member ReplayGuy
D-Day landings is a leveled reader in the DK readers series and has their highest level of 4. This is a good book that focuses on how the D-Day landing was planned and executed. This is an important part of the war since it was a major battle. Kids will enjoy this text for the compelling way the
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LibraryThing member SqueakyChu
This is a powerful and moving book which left me in tears as I turned the last page. It brought to life the tremendous sacrifices of our troops in opposing the aggression of the German Nazis and Japan in World War II.

I know this book was written for children, but I read it because I felt compelled
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to learn more about the Normandy invasion when I saw this book before its release in my Little Free Library. I was fascinated, mesmerized, and terrified by the story and pictures.

It did what i wanted it to do. It significantly added to my knowledge of the Normandy invasion, how it was conceived, how it was executed, and how it affected the world.

I recommend this book highly for all ages, and I'm in my seventies!
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Pages

32

Rating

½ (6 ratings; 4.5)
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