What Was D-Day?

In the early hours of June 6 1944, an Allied armada of 7,000 ships carrying 160,000 troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied France, launching the daring D-Day invasion. The book explains how the assault was planned, how the Germans were tricked into expecting the attack elsewhere, and the fierce fighting that followed. It shows how the invasion became a turning point in World II, marking the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany and the Third Reich. Written for middle-grade readers, the account makes a complex historical event clear and engaging.