"If the Germans knew the Allies were going to invade, why were defenses in Normandy so unevenly prepared on June 6, 1944? Countdown to D-Day offers a unique perspective to answering this question through its detailed day-by-day perspective to the months leading up to D-Day - vividly tracing the daily activities and machinations of German High Command as they prepare for an expected Allied invasion." -- Back cover.

Foreword -- Prelude: 1943 -- Part I: Der Atlantikwall. 1 December 1943 -- 2 January 1944 -- 3 February 1944 -- 4 March 1944 -- Plate section1 -- Part II: Les Sanglots Longs. 1 Spring -- 2 April 1944 -- 3 May 1944 -- Plate Section 2 -- 4 June 1944 -- Epilogue.